చివరకు మిగిలేది [Chivaraku Migiledi]

by Butchi Babu, బుచ్చిబాబు

చివరకు మిగిలేది బుచ్చిబాబు రచించిన మనోవైజ్ఞానిక నవల. జీవితానికి సంబంధించిన పలు మౌలికమైన ప్రశ్నలను రేకెత్తించే రచన.

Genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Novels, Inspirational

Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Butchi Babu was the pen name of an eminent Telugu short story writer, novelist and painter. His real name was Sivaraju Venkata Subbarao.

నా కథలన్నీ నే నెరుగున్న జీవితాన్ని గురించినవే. నే ఎరిగున్న మనుషులు, స్థలాలు అనుభవాలు - వీటిని గురించినవే. నా కలవాటైన ధోరణిలో, శైలిలో, నాకు చేతనైన శిల్పంతో వుంటాయి. ఈ అభిరుచీ యీ ధోరణి పాఠకుడికి నచ్చడం నా అదృష్టం. మొదట్లో నచ్చకపోయినా, నచ్చేలాగు, మెల్లమెల్లగా ఆ అభిరుచి కలగజేసే యత్నం చేస్తాను. ప్రతి రచయితా తన రచనపట్ల అభిరుచి తనే ప్రయత్నపూర్వకంగా కలగచెయ్యాలి. నిత్యజీవితంలో రచయిత సంఘర్షణకి గురవుతాడు. తాను కోరిన ఉద్యోగం దొరకదు, ప్రేయసి దొరకదు, స్నేహితులుండరు. తాను ఆరాధించిన ఆదర్శశిఖరాలు కూలిపోతూ వుంటే చూస్తూ ముక్కు మీద వేలేసుగుని కూర్చంటారు. బాల్యంలో తన కేవో పేచీలు, బాధలు ఏర్పడతాయి. ఒక సంఘర్షణ ప్రబలి, ద్వంద వ్యక్తిత్వం ఏర్పడి యీ బాధని ఇతరులతో చెప్పుగుని విముక్తుడవుతాడు. ఆ సంఘర్షణ నిలిచి, ద్వంద వ్యక్తిత్వానికి సమన్వయం కుదిరి, ఏకత్వం సాధించినవాడు అతను యోగి - ఇంక వ్రాయడు. ఈ గొడవ విని, యీ బాధని పంచుకోడానికి సిద్ధపడే పాఠకులు ఏ వొకరిద్దరో వుంటారేమో. ఒక్కడు వున్నా ఆ కథకుడు ప్రయోజనం సాధించి చరితార్ధుడైనట్లే భావిస్తాను.

Reviews

[SreeKiran Yeeli · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are fiction and non-fiction books. This belongs to third category, mix of both kinds.Author explained how great is humanity and it can tie all humans together when it is beyond socio,economic and historical factors . Author (Bucchibabu) portrayed hero Dayanidhi (Shortly nidhi)in this story.
Nidhi tries to lead a life irrespective of what society is thinking about him. In this process, he tires to understand about himself . story goes through various characters which are in tune(affecting nidhi's life) with Nidhi.By the end Nidhi understands that "at the end, we will be remained with memories and nothing else".Story is gripping not because of it is suspenseful or so, but because I am curious to know philosophical statements he is going to write about. one statement I loved and was repeated twice is " society needs visible indications".How absolutely true it was. I will read it again and again and again...
Some of Author thoughts:
1. you will get bored if you know everything about others.you will be able to love only if you dont know fully about other people.
2. we cannot remove dirt (that comes with tradition) by fighting with people. we have to fight with ideals and ethics.
3. A person hates most , if he doesnt know what he wants.
4. Everything is new for women.It seems like they think one and talk something else.
5. if you get money, you could get fame and love.

[Jayakrishna · Rating 4 out of 5]

నా చిన్నప్పుడు విజయవాడకు ట్రైన్ లో వేలేటప్పుడు చూసేవాడిని ఈ పుస్తకానికి ఎవరో ఒకరు చదువుతూ ఉండేవారు.1940 లో ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని రచయిత బుచ్చి బాబు గారు రాశారు. 60-70 సంవత్సరాల తరువాత కూడా జనాలు చదువుతున్నారు అంటే ఎదో విశేషం ఉండబట్టి కదా అని ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని నేను చదవాలి అనుకున్నాను, కాని ఎప్పుడు కుదరలేదు.

ఆ మధ్య ఏదో తెలుగు సినిమా లో చూసాను , హీరో తండ్రి ఆ హీరో కి ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని పుట్టినరోజు సందర్భంగా ఇస్తారు.

ఎందుకు ఇచ్చారు అనే తెలుసుకోవాలి అని ఈ సారి ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని కొన్నాను కానీ మళ్ళీ చదవలలేదు.

ఈ కరోనా మహమ్మారి ద్వారా వచ్చిన లాక్డౌన్ వల్ల చివరికి ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని బయటకు తీసి చదివాను.

గొప్ప రచన అన్ని అంటే చాలా తక్కువ చెప్పినట్టు.

మాతృ భాష తెలుగు అయ్యిన వాళ్ళ అందరూ తపక్క చదవాల్సిన పుస్తకం.

చివరగా, చివరకు మిగిలేది ఏంటి అంటే జ్ఞాపకాలు.
మంచివి అయ్యిన చెడవి అయ్యిన.

[Nikhil Kumar Reddy Apur · Rating 5 out of 5]

-------------*Potential Spoiler*------------------

Chivaraku Migiledi ?…… The answer to this question can be found in the last 2 lines of the book. But to fully understand the value of that answer, you need to travel with Dayanidhi through his life.

The most relevant and the most relatable thing in this book is how strong the society has a hold on the protagonist and how harsh it treats him wherever he goes. And the best thing to learn from him is how kind he was, even to that wicked society to the end.

Feels great to come across such books in Telugu Literature!!!

[Rama Krishna Reddy]

Didn't quite understand this book. There are lot of musings on varied topics like god, politics, love etc. but I couldn't understand these entirely and their importance in moving the narrative. There is hardly any story and majority of the characters have hurried closures, again with no impact to the story. The protagonist has no real character arc as even in the end he still keeps saying the same random things from the beginning without being proven right. To make things more difficult the copywriter seem to have messed up the punctuations; double quotes are everywhere making it difficult to understand if the sentence is a dialogue or description.

[Narender · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read chivaraku migiledi novel penned by Buchibabu in holidays. The novel is really extraordinary. The author portrayed the lead role Dayanidhi's internal struggle very well. He conyed exactly what he wanted to do. All the other roles also penned very well. Definitely this is one of the Masterpieces of Telugu literature. I will read it again when I found time.

[DBV Subbarao · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book three times till date. It a master piece and I strongly recommend this. Reading it makes one look inwards and reflect.

This novel was written in 1940s and was serialized in Telugu magazine Navodaya.

Will share impressions about the book in phases.

[Spandana · Rating 2 out of 5]

many thoughts...oscillating thoughts...the characters doings do not reflect the thoughts mentioned in the beginning of the novel...one time read book...

[Aryan Venkat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book. Beatifully peotic narrative style.
Instantly became a fan of the author. Certainly one of the greatest of Indian literature!!!

[Prasanna Dommu · Rating 1 out of 5]

Like many popular literary classics, this book is highly overrated. Touted to be a magnum opus, this novel is supposed to be an insight into the human psyche, portraying the struggle of a young man - Nidhi, who is haunted by his mother's past. In reality, this is the disappointing story of a deeply flawed, self-absorbed, judgmental, spiteful coward who wallows in self-pity, takes no responsibility for his actions and stumbles through life from one poor decision to another. He doesn't value the people in his life, forms no real bonds or attachments with anyone, displays narcissistic tendencies and victim's complex, and constantly breaks society's norms but yearns to win its approval.

Nidhi's attitude towards women is especially despicable. He has no compunction in disrespecting, punishing and exploiting the women in his life. He judges Komali for her 'lowly' birth, her supposed relations with other men, while he openly lusts for her. He constantly disrespects and disparages her. He sleeps with his married cousin Amrutham, then proceeds to promptly steal from her and absconds. He never consummates his marriage with Indira, punishing her because of ideological differences with his father-in-law. And he does all these deeds with an air of superiority and self-righteousness.

The portrayal of the female characters in the book is weak. None of the women show any conviction or have any self-respect and seem to exist only to serve the protagonist. Komali is shown to be an imbecile, throwing herself at Nidhi at every opportunity. Susheela is portrayed as arrogant, headstrong and entitled, because she is educated. Naturally, Nidhi is repulsed by her and is attracted to the docile and 'homely' Amrutham. We are never shown if and how she handles the consequences of her indiscretion with Nidhi. Characters like Indira and Katyayani have no depth and serve no purpose whatsoever. The male characters are not much better either. Characters like 'Raja' and Jagannatham are plain annoying and cringing.

The final nail in the coffin is the obvious misogyny that runs through out the narrative. The entire book is liberally doused with statements that are deeply prejudiced and derogatory to women. 'Women do not seek love, they seek attention, especially in the presence of other women'. 'A woman's ultimate aim in life is motherhood, she uses a man to achieve this and discards him thereafter'. 'A woman is constantly on the lookout to rob a man of his peace and joy'. The book abounds in such outrageous statements.

To be fair, this book has a lot of philosophical discourse on several subjects, ranging from politics to religion, freedom, nationalism, etc. which could be considered revolutionary for its time. However, these are not woven well into the narrative and hence end up as more of a distraction rather than an invitation to introspect.

All in all, this is a very challenging read, more punishing than enlightening.

[Shannu Prasad · Rating 4 out of 5]

స్త్రీ పురుష సంబంధాలు, మానవ బాంధవ్యాలు, మనిషికి సంఘానికి మధ్యలో జరిగేయ్ ఘర్షణ. ఇవి ఈ సుప్రసిద్ధ నవల లోని ఇతివృత్తాలు.

కథానాయకుడు దయానిధి అని ఒక డాక్టరు. పాఠకుడిని విసికించి, అల్లాడించి, చివరకు బోధించి, లాలించే పాత్ర. కథ మొదట్లో తన కామ, క్రోధ, లోభ, మోహ, మద, మాత్సర్యాలకు తేలిక గ లొంగిపోయేటట్టు కనిపిస్తాడు.

తనను ఆకర్షించిన స్త్రీలను కించపరుస్తాడు. చివరకు పూర్తిగా మారిపోతాడు. ఎలా మారతాడో చెప్పితే ఈ కథ ను "శ్పొఇల్" చేసినట్టే. ఎందుకంటే, ఈ నవల లోని ఒక గొప్ప బోధనా ఏంటి అంటే: అనుభవానికి ప్రత్యామ్నాయం ఏమి లేదు అని. అంటే ఎవరినో అడిగి తెలుసుకోవటంకంటే జీవితానికి అర్ధం మన జీవితమే మనకి తెలియజేస్తుంది. అలాగే ఈ నవల గొప్పతనం ఈ నవలనే ప్రదర్శించుతుంది.

I am always surprised by the audacity and bravery of our writers and regret that I have read only in English for so long! This transgressive novel was written at the onset of the Second World War and it seems extraordinary how subversive it is!

It explores how stifling the social expectations can be on a person. Most Indians can relate to this intense questioning of our personal lives by society....

[Raghuram · Rating 5 out of 5]

No words to explain how good it felt after reading a book I have been longing to read for quite some time. Though this is the only book written by the less known Telugu writer, his thought process is marvel by itself. Envisioning characters, capturing the subtle sensiblities among the human relations suppressed by the societal pressures is the whole point of the story. Anything more I say would be a spoiler, so enjoy, and cherish the moments.

రచయిత ఆలోచన పరిదికి కొలమానం వేయడం చాలకష్టం. మనుషుల మధ్య ఉన్న సంబందా���ు సామాజిక ఒత్తిడి వల్ల వచ్చేయ్ సమస్యలు, వాటివల్ల పడ్డ బాదలు ఈ కధలోని ముఖ్య సారాంశం. ఈ రచయిత ఈ ఒక్క పుస్తకం మాత్రం వ్రాయడం కాస్త నిరాశపరిచే విషయం అయ్యినప్పటికి, ఈ పుస్తకం మాత్రం అతన్ని తెలుగు రచయితల్లో అందనంత ఎత్తున కూర్చోపెట్టిందండానికి నాకు ఏ మాత్రం సంకోచంలేదు. నా మనసుకి బాగా హత్తుకున్న పుస్తకాల్లో ఈ పుస్తకం చిరకాలం ఉండిపోతుంది. మీరు కూడా చదవి, ఆ మంచి అనుబూతిని పొందండి.

[Rishyendra Kankatala · Rating 5 out of 5]

" Melukuva Vachhindi
Amrutham Nirmalam Ga Nidra Pothundi
Aame Petti Terichanu
Sisthu Taaluku Sommu Kaavali
Andulonchi Rendu Vandalu Tiskunnanu
Amrutham Thala Ventruka Purse Lo Pettkunnanu
Uttaram Raasi Dindi Kindha Pettanu
Ciggarettu Petti Chankalo Petti Amathala Kochesaanu "

Prose and Poetry Kalipi Raasthe Ilaage Untaadha Andi....

Amrutham is like Visaalakshi in Saasanam (2006), We can only adore and adore and adore them.

Kevala Maatram Ga Albert Camus Stranger Gurinche Maatladevaallu Konchem Deeni Vaipu Kuda Chudavalisindi Praardhana.

[Raju Indukoori]

I was in the process of identifying good books in telugu which are original in nature. I got few and one is this. We all fly in fantasies and social life forgetting our own life interests. The author Butchi Babu was bold enough to pick up the girl from a prostitution house and glorify male and female relationship irrespective of the profession or back ground. Story ends where it starts with several storms and hardships in between.

[Shanthan B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story about a free spirited person named 'Nidhi'. He doesn't live by society norms usually leads his life in his own way. Book talks about various levels of social,economical,political aspects of the society. By the end of it, Nidhi questions himself about the world's existence and he realizes it's just living in the moment and drinking those experiences. Important read!!

[Prasad, ప్రసాద్ · Rating 5 out of 5]

ఆధునిక తెలుగు నవలల్లో మంచివేవి? అని ఏ సాహిత్య విద్యార్థిని ప్రశ్నించినా ముందుగా చెప్పేది; తెలుగు కల్పనా సాహిత్యంలో చివరికంటా మిగిలేది ఈ “చివరకు మిగిలేది”. Book deals with so many aspects of life including love,lust, society, caste, adultery, family etc etc even with demographical division between 2 regions with social commentary ,must read !!

[Anvesh Pingili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though this book was written 50 years ago. We still have the same mentality that we do things for society but not for self. I was personally connected to lot situations the protagonist faced in this story. The author perfectly penned human emotions and the reactions.

[Sandeep Ventrapragada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Currently going through the last chapter and i'm worried that a wonderful journey came to end. Let me tell you this is groundbreaking literature in many ways the impact it leaves on your mind is unforgettable and still relevant to modern society.

[Haritha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no words to explain. But, by reading this book, I am glad to have Telugu as my mother tongue without which I would not have been able to read this great book is available at chirukaanuka .com

[Nithin Veluru · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book cannot be seen just as a novel …The philosophy of author and the questions he imposes on us left me awestruck. The answer for what will stay with us at the end of life is found in the last 2 lines of this book.

[Yashwanth · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mind was blown by the writer's skill. Putting philosophy aside, I absolutely loved the way he described nature's elements.

PS: One star cut for casual misogyny. Agreed it's a book from the 1930s but still...

[Krishna Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

అద్భుతమైన కథా ప్రేమ ప్రయాణం...

[Pavan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

[Sagar Kurada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joyness and sorrowness are all momentous. What we have at the end is what we build ourselves - fame, defame, money.

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[Tarun Thammisetty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily among the greatest literary works in Telugu. Inspirational.

[Ravi K. Avadhanula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. Read and analyse yourself.

[Prasannamadiraju · Rating 5 out of 5]

"స్థలం మరియు కాలాన్ని బట్టి ఆకర్షణ ఉంటుంది"-!

[Chinthala Reddy]

good

[Sagar Sea]

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[Vishnu Vardhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

చివరకు మిగిలేది ఏమిటి? చివరకు మిగిలేది ఈ ప్రశ్నకి సమాధానం కాదు. సమాధానం తెలుసుకునేందుకు మనం చేసే ప్రయాతాల జ్ఞాపకాలు.