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अस्तित्व

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Mukesh was leading a normal life, happy, contented. Suddenly, there appeared a storm in his life. The storm was like a hurricane. It shattered everything, it changed everything related to his life. It actually changed his life. Till then he was strongly and firmly tied up to his family. But the storm broke the very cord that had tied him to his family. Who was he? Which relations were real? The blood relations or the relations which were built up? He set for a journey in search of answers to these questions, in a way, he was trying to find out answer to his being itself. A very longing, exciting novel by Sudha Murti, the famous Kannada author, in her elucidating style.

104 pages, Paperback

Published April 26, 2002

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Sudha Murty

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Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science, and is now the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written nine novels, four technical books, three travelogues, one collection of short stories, three collections of non-fiction pieces and two books for children.

Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages and have sold over three lakh copies around the country. She was the recipient of the R.K. Narayan's Award for Literature and the Padma Shri in 2006.

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पुस्तकाचे नाव - अस्तित्व.
पुस्तक प्रकार - कादंबरी.
लेखक - सुधा मूर्ती.
अनुवाद - प्रा.ए.आर.यार्दी.
प्रकाशन - मेहता पब्लिशिंग हाऊस.
मूल्य - ११०₹
पृष्ठ संख्या - १००

प्रत्येक लेखकांची एक वेगळी शैली असते व त्याच शैलीमुळे त्या पुस्तकाचं ही वेगळ अस्तित्व तयार होतं. आणि याच अस्तित्वामुळे वाचकांसाठी ते पुस्तकं स्वतःहूनच त्याची गोष्ट डोळ्यांसमोर उभी करतं आणि आपण बसल्याजागी त्या पुस्तकात असलेल्या ठिकाणी जाऊन त्या माणसांना प्रत्यक्ष पाहून येतो. असच काहीसं आज माझ्याबाबतीत झालं.

सुधा मूर्ती यांच्या विवेचक लेखणीतून साकारलेली, वाचकाला शेवटपर्यंत खिळवून ठेवणारी अस्तित्व ही कादंबरी मी कालपासून वाचत होते. कादंबरीचा नायक मुकेश ह्याची ही गोष्ट. त्याच्या अस्तित्वाची कहाणी म्हणजे ही कादंबरी.

सुखी समाधानी मुकेशच्या जीवनात अचानक एक दिवस वादळ उठतं. आपण कोण? आपलं मूळ काय? आपलं अस्तित्व काय?मानलेली नाती खरी की, रक्ताची नाती श्रेष्ठ?अशा कधीच न पडलेल्या प्रश्‍नांनी तो वेढला जातो. स्वत:च्या जन्माचा शोध घेता घेता मानवी जीवनातल्या कितीतरी अनोख्या वळणांवरून त्याला जावे लागते पण हे पात्र ज्या पद्धतीने स्वतःच्या अस्तित्वाचा गुंता एक एक पाऊल टाकून सोडवते ते वाचून नकळत आपल्याला आपल्या आयुष्यात संयम हा किती महत्वाचा आहे ह्याची जाणीव करून देतं.

मुकेशच्या आयुष्यात वडिलांच्या मृत्युने सुरू झालेले हे कथानक मानवी नातेसंबंधांवर, भारतीय कुटुंब संस्थेवर, संस्कारांच्या शाश्‍वतेवर प्रकाशझोत टाकतं. सुधा मुर्ती ह्यांचे लेखन आणि प्रा. ए.आर.यार्दी ह्यांनी केलेला अनुवाद ही ह्या पुस्तकाची जमेची बाजू आहे. लेखकाने सहज सोप्प्या शब्दात केलेले वर्णन वाचकाला थेट गोष्टींतील पात्रांशी संवाद साधण्यात मदत करते. नकळतपणे वाचक बंगलोर ते लंडन ते अमृतसर असा प्रवास करुन येतो. आशयानुरूप सार्थ शीर्षक ही ह्या पुस्तकाची अजून एक जमेची बाजू आहे.

आयुष्यात येणारी संकटे, येणारी वादळे किंवा वाईट दिवसांना कसं खंबीरपणे तोंड द्यावं आणि यात आपलं अस्तित्व कसं टिकवावे हे सांगणारी आणि निस्वार्थीपणा, त्याग, निर्मोही वृत्ती, नात्यांची गुंफण, नात्यांमध्ये निर्माण झालेला तिढा, अशा अनेक गोष्टींवर भाष्य करणारी ही उत्कंठावर्धक कादंबरी आपणही सर्वांनी वाचावी हे आत्मनिवेदन.

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April 17, 2021
A great book swifting through precious life lessons, makes you think about your existence, takes you far and beyond the boundries of religion and nationality. Character's way of responses to difficult questions in his life influences your persona. The relationships that humans possess, how they pursue it with great compassion in their hearts is the gist of the book.
Overall a feel good book inspite of a tornado of situations thrown towards the character by life.
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February 26, 2017
Exciting, gripping with twists and touching story. Great narration by Sudha Murty
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July 5, 2017
Nice story

Nice book to read .. different Indian people different cultures .. fun Torres .. took me to my old memories ..
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November 29, 2018
Light read

This book is simple and nice. You can finish it in one sitting or while traveling. Easy and cozy. Loved it
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Chan mandani. Asa mulga jyala swataha cha astitva baddal prashan padtat ani tyanche dhahe dore jodat to swataha cha astitva baddal mahiti milwat jato. Ani shevti yogya uttarala pohochto.
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