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The Reverse Journey

May 26, 2011 Sunil Poolani Books 1 Comment

Vivek Kumar Singh

ISBN: 978-93-81115-35-0

Frog Books; Price: Rs 95; US $6; Pages: 124

This is a story about a young man faced with a decision — to follow his heart or brain. The heart wants happiness in India, among his family, friends and people who are like him. His brain wants money — without it what security does he have?

All his friends are all relocating to the USA. He feels isolated. And so he decides to follow ‘the rat race’. He travels to America.

Will the journey to a foreign land bring happiness? Will money be the answer to his prayers? Or will he finally realise that true joy is the sense of belonging?

About the Author

Vivek Kumar Singh belongs to Class of ’96 of IIT-Kanpur. Since then, he has been part of the IT revolution — travelling across the globe and working for various companies. He learned conscience and sensitiveness in the jungles of Jharkhand where he did his schooling, at Netarhat, a government residential public school, and a spell at Science College, Patna, made him a politically sensitive animal. Presently Vivek is based in Bangalore and can be reached at vivek_ks@hotmail.com

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1 Comment to "The Reverse Journey"

  1. BiharTimes

    September 19, 2011

    This book is a placid narration of a middle class not so rich young man beginning his educational career as a common young man reaching IIT-a dream of all brilliant students in India. This narration christend as a book of story is without any plot, mystery, fantasy and power to surprise convincingly of traditional stories.

    Written by an IITian from IIT, Kanpur, it’s a modest attempt of a man of science & technology- alien to the literary culture trying to establish fusion of the two cultures in his book of Art. It is a good attempt to explore the mind and psyche of a non-resident Indian conditioned by an alien social surroundings who often suffers from the dilemma between pursuing his career abroad and returning to his native land carrying his value system with him imbued with a sense of belongingness.

    Obviously the author has experienced inner contradictions within himself and others round him and therefore, the story has taken a turn of a mini and broken ‘ Bildungsroman’ novel projecting the author’s perception in form of himself as an ‘Alter Ego’. The story is autobiographical beginning with first chapter entitled ‘ Enigma’ in USA where the Protagonist lives for five long years when he suddenly requests his Company to transfer him to India and thereafter reverse journey started.

    This novel is divided into seven chapters beginning with ‘Enigma’ and covering the chapters ‘Reverse Journey’, ‘Reminiscences’, ‘Bangalored’, ‘American Touch down’, ‘American Expose’ ends in ‘India Calling’.

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