Author Laxman Rao's novel Narmada is now available for free for the subscribers of Kindle Unlimited.
About the Book
This novel is a poignant depiction of life of a beautiful girl ‘Narmada’
who belongs to valley of Baitul in Madhya Pradesh, India. Protagonist
‘Babu’ is studying engineering from IIT, New Delhi. His parents want him
to get married to his childhood friend ‘Varsha’, a highly educated and
sophisticated girl.
When Babu in summer vacations reaches his home in Bhopal he falls in
love with Narmada at first sight. Narmada is grand daughter of leader
of laborers who works at construction site of Babu’s father in Baitul.
Babu forgets Varsha. Narmada also gradually seems to be in love with
Babu, while on the other side Varsha is not in the state to marry any
other guy except Babu. She is quite jealous of Narmada.
Meanwhile, Narmada’s relatives fixes her marriage to a man named
Govardhan in their own caste. When Babu comes to know this, fear of
losing his love Narmada starts flourishing in his mind.
Now Babu is in a dilemma whether to fight for his love or to marry
Varsha whom he doesn’t love. What will Babu do? Read on to find out.
About the Author
Laxman Rao, is a prolific
Hindi-language author who is the most famous tea seller in the Indian
capital Delhi. His books are now available on online platforms like
Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Shopclues, Snapdeal and eBooks are available on
Amazon Kindle and Dailyhunt.
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| Author Laxman Rao |
Born to a farmer in a village in
the western state of Maharashtra, Laxman Rao left for Delhi in 1975 to
fulfill his dream of becoming a writer. He worked as a labour, washed
dishes at restaurants and finally managed to open a shop in 1977 to sell
paan (betel leaves), beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes) and cigarettes on
Vishnu Digamber Marg, near ITO in New Delhi. After a few years, he
started selling tea as it was more profitable.
Laxman Rao is a
graduate from Delhi University and is now pursuing M.A. (Hindi
Literature) from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) through a
distance learning programme.
He worked hard to publish his
books, but all his meetings with publishers ended in disappointment as
nobody was willing to bet their money on a book written by a roadside
vendor. Undeterred, he saved up enough to self-publish his first novel
in 1979. Turbulent lives, the struggle to rise above grinding poverty
and the ordinary pleasures of life are the themes on which Laxman Rao's
novels, political essays and plays are based.
His best-selling
novel ‘Ramdas’ which was first published in 1992 - explores the
complexities of the teacher-student relationship through the story of a
young, wayward student from Laxman Rao's village who drowned in a river.
The book now in its third edition, has sold more than 4,000 copies till
date.
In May 1984, Laxman Rao met the then Prime Minister of
India Mrs. Indira Gandhi. She appreciated his work and encouraged him to
write more. When Laxman Rao expressed his wish to write a book on her
she insisted that the book should be on her work rather than a
commentary on her life. Enthused by this meeting, Laxman Rao wrote a
play based on the tenure of a Prime Minister titled 'Pradhan Mantri'
(Prime Minister) but she was shot dead before Laxman Rao could present
it to her. The tea-selling author has won many awards and also received recognition from former Indian President Mrs. Pratibha Patil.
This novel is a poignant depiction of life of a beautiful girl ‘Narmada’
who belongs to valley of Baitul in Madhya Pradesh, India. Protagonist
‘Babu’ is studying engineering from IIT, New Delhi. His parents want him
to get married to his childhood friend ‘Varsha’, a highly educated and
sophisticated girl.
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