Nirja Bhargav

by અશ્વિની ભટ્ટ (Ashwini Bhatt)

નીરજા ભાર્ગવ’ પુસ્તક એક નીરજા ભાર્ગવ પર લખાયેલી નવલકથા છે. સંમોહક આખો અને ભર્યા ભર્યા માંસલ દેહવાળી એક ઓરત…. ટ્રેનમાંથી ભાગીને રાજગઢ સ્ટેશનના એસ.એમ.નું બારણું ખટખટાવે છે. તેના ટકોરમાં ભય છે… પારવાર ભય….રીટાયર્ડ બ્રિટિશ કર્નલની અદાથી જવાન ઉમરે પણ હુક્કો ગડગડાવીને રહેતો સ્ટેશન માસ્તર ચેતન બળી બારણે આવે છે અને ફફડતી, મીડી સ્કર્ટ અને ચુસ્ત ટોપ પહેરીને ઉભેલી યુવતીને જુએ છે.”મને સંતાડી દો….પ્લીઝ….એ લોકો મને મારી નાખશે.” એ વાક્ય પૂરું કરતા પહેલા તો તે અંદર કમરમાં સરી આવે છે, બારણું બંધ કરી દે છે. રાજગઢના નાનકડા સ્ટેશન પર આનંદથી જીવન વિતાવતા ચેતન બાલીના કવાર્ટર્સમાં આવી પડેલી એ ખુબસુરત ચિનગારીમાંથી અરવલ્લીની પહાડીઓમાં ફેલાતો મહાનલ આ નવલકથા છે.

226 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Ashwini Bhatt was born to educationist Harprasad Bhatt and Sharadaben Bhatt on 12 August 1936 in Ahmedabad. He graduated in psychology. He was interested in theatre and he worked as a child artist in Gujarati adoption of Bengali drama Bindur Chhele (Bindu No Kiko). He had failed in several business ventures like poultry farm to a vegetable vendor before starting career as a writer. He moved to United States in 2002. He died on 10 December 2012 at Dallas, Texas, US

He wrote twelve novels and three novellas. He translated several works in Gujarati including Alistair MacLean and James Hadley Chase. He also translated Freedom at Midnight by Collins and Lapierre in Gujarati as Ardhi Rate Azadi which was critically acclaimed.

His serialized novels include Othaar, Faanslo, Aashka Maandal, Katibandh, Nirja Bhargav, Lajja Sanyal, Aayno, Angaar, Jalkapat and Aakhet. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His Katibandh was made into TV series.

Reviews

[Madhvi · Rating 2 out of 5]

disappointed! story started with a bang bt after 100 pages.. it loses its pace.. too much unnecessary description... though ashwini bhatt is one of my fav..nirja has disappointed...!

[Ruchi Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always five star to this author. This is my 5th book of the same author and he never fails me. I guess this should be translated in all languages. Awesome storyline. Perfect writing. Nice suspense and thriller. The way plot twist and unfolds its amazing. Must Must Must read for the gujarati readrs!! No more words !!
Blurb- Its the story of a girl named Nirja Bhargav. Who knocks at the door of a station master at the midnight. He hids her and found a corps lying on his bed. Following there series of events starts that involves police and drug mafia and other characters are also very much interesting like Dr. Bhargav, Dr. Malu etc etc.
overall must read!!

[Ankit Sadariya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great suspense story, once you start you can not put down the book. There is no chapters in between. Only issue I feel was little stretched in between.
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[Book'd Hitu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A suspense thriller which will keep you glued till the last page of the book.

[Ujala Shah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amusingly heart throbbing story

[Khanjan Desai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best thriller till date

[Nidhi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Climax is very very disappointing. I don't even know why it ended on such a pathetic note.

[Piyush Solanki]

Good

[Divyesh Lalwala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Manisha Vasani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Avarage Book of Ashwini Bhatt, Starting is good but didn't go well till the end.

[Hiren Bharwad · Rating 5 out of 5]

સ્ટેશનમાસ્તર બાલી, નીરજા અને લાસ્ટનો ફેક્ટરી સીન ❤

[Mitul Desai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Suspense Thriller

[Sanjay Patel · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice book,

[Masoom · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book contains the emotional attachment and feelings of love, very well described and story is captivating.

[Purvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice love story cum thriller. Good creation of suspense and drama. As speciality of author so nicely written that feel like seeing movie.