A Metro Nightmare

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Indian fiction scene is very skewed. At one hand there are book by high profile authors whose works are difficult to comprehend and on the other hand there are books by the new authors whose stories revolve round the usual campus stories with predictable storyline. These books are called the books for the youth as if todays youth do not have any other work except boozing and chasing beautiful girls. A new kind of story which will be liked by all those who have interest in Indian fiction.

A young woman, Gauri, commits suicide on the Delhi Metro tracks. Her suicide note claimed that she had killed her husband, Siva. Inspector Yahsvardhan, a staunch casteist, and SI Arjun Singh, himself a victim of caste violence, are given the charge of investigating the truth behind the suicide. As they begin their investigations, it comes to light that it was case of marriage against the wishes of their family. Yahsvardhan delves deep into the past life of Siva to unravel what caused a meek and gentle boy to rebel against the society. And he finds out that his daughter, Pinki, has fallen in love with a boy, Mithilesh, of another caste. Will Mithilesh's and Pinki's love blossom? Why was Siva's and Gauri's family against their marriage? If Gauri had killed Siva, why did she comkmit suicide? How did Siva's mother die and will the investigating officer, PS Jha, unravel the truth behind this? Will Arjun Singh be able to come out of his haunting past?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shiv Kumar

Shiv Kumar (b.1955) has done graduation and post graduation and Law graduation from state of Uttar Pradesh. He has served number of financial institutions, apex level Agriculture & Rural development institutions and poses vast practical experience in the development in particular. He has to his credit various field studies, reports and research papers. His area of interest is rural development through education. Presently, he is working as an officer in NABARD in India.

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Title
A Metro Nightmare
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Frog Books, 2010
ISBN
9789380154701
Length
200p., 22cm.
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