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Unrecognised Potential

May 21, 2011 Sunil Poolani Books 4 Comments

Ravi Kumar R

ISBN: 978-93-81115-28-2

Frog Books; Price: Rs 95; US $6; Pages: 120

Four friends — Siddharth, Surya, Swetha and Imran — in their early twenties from different social and economic backgrounds and with different ideologies, live in the metropolis of Hyderabad. Siddharth, frustrated with the way the world is, constantly questions the basis of the existing systems of the modern world. Driven by his keen observation of mankind and interest in worldly affairs, Siddharth comes up with the role he needs to play. Surya, in the meantime, is shocked to learn about his sudden marriage proposal. All of them leave for a remote village to attend his marriage along with Surya’s cousin Akanksha. The village, with its age-old stories and diverse characters, is eagerly waiting to change their lives forever.

The book features the struggle between the rich and the poor, love and lust, wants and responsibilities… With its contrasting characters set against the backdrop of two contrasting locations, the story highlights the unrecognised potential of our neglected rural areas.

About the Author

Ravi Kumar R was born and brought up in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, where he did his entire schooling. He graduated in 2009 from IIT Kharagpur with a B Tech in Electrical Engineering. He is presently working as an Engineer in BHEL, RC Puram unit, Hyderabad.

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4 Comments to "Unrecognised Potential"

  1. Gopi Ganesan

    June 6, 2011

    The gist of the book sounds timely, as our country is mired in corruption (related policies favouring buissness class), (and thus) inflation, (and thus) poverty, hunger and suicides. As already India witnessing revolutions in the form of mass-mobilised hunger strikes, i hope the book might provide a good insight into our country’s ‘Unrecognised Potential’.
    Its heartening to see a IITian venturing to write something socially in rural background. IITians have been accused of learning in our people’s money only to find a well-settled life anywhere else in a developed country. Writing something apart from mass-entertaining in the very first book is a real daring thing to do. Looking for it to hit the stands!!

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  2. shivaram Rathod

    June 8, 2011

    The story line of the book is interesting and sounds fresh. Author seems to reach out to every individual with a burning desire to do something about the faulty existing systems. The title of the book “UNRECOGNISED POTENTIAL” is apt to the situation prevailing in the Indian villages, also it appears to be an eye opener for the young population living in the metropolis. Eagerly awaiting for the book to release.

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  3. Suneer Verma

    June 15, 2011

    An IITian writing about four extremely diverse friends shifting from an urban to a rural scenario would certainly test the author’s imagination and would require him to think out of the box. In the rush of our daily lives we forget that over 70% of our country is rural. It is through books like these that we come to know about India’s rural realm with all its charm and mystery. The cover page in itself is a breath of fresh air; a beautiful medley of colours. I expect the book to be the same.

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  4. Ashutosh Jindal

    June 20, 2011

    At the time when we reckon India a superpower, it’s time to cogitate about the bottom of the pyramid. Confronting you with some hard realities of India and Indian society, it exhibits the audacity of an ambitious guy. A superb blend of love, lust and ambitions, it will make you to introspect “Whatever we are doing with our lives,Is that we really want after being educated?”

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