Chalegat

by Pravin Bandekar

गेल्या पंचवीस एक वर्षांतील कोकणाचे वर्तमान,या वर्तमानाला आकार देणारे सामाजिक, राजकीय,आर्थिक ऊर्जास्त्रोत, त्यातून होणाऱ्या बदलांमुळे माणसांची होणारी ससेहोलपट,निर्माण झालेले विक्राळ प्रश्न या कादंबरीमधून बांदेकरांनी वाचकांसमोर ठेवले आहेत.मराठी कथनात्म साहित्यात समुद्र फारसा येत नाही.‘चाळेगत’मध्ये मात्र तो केंद्रस्थानी आहे आणि अत्यंत अभिनव पद्ध्तीने तो साकार झाला आहे.

360 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Aniket Patil · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is very good book. Its a kind of Satire, Author Comments on Many ongoing things poverty,cast,politics, tv serial episodes and many more. His way of commenting on any issue with some story or pseudo names and some times one liners, sudden jokes, serious thoughts and many more things are really appreciable. I agree with the Title Chalegat, everything seems like Chale in life.
may it be news channels, Tv channels ,political stunts etc etc. Bottom line is everything will keep on happening and our life will not get affected by it, probably many of us will spend time on these things discussions etc. but finally its back to square one, a kind of vicious circle it is.

Langauge is sometimes very simple, sometimes its konkani , sometimes hard words. style of writing is different. I am satisfied with the content and entertainment it gives. But this one will not be same for everyone, Most of the readers who are not habitual of this kind of writing might find this one boring and stretched. However, those who knew the actual issues and can relate to the highlighted issues will find it delightful.

[Nandan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written 10 years ago on the backdrop of once idyll South Konkan, the book feels more relevant these days. Breaks the proverbial fourth wall, dabbles a little with the stream of consciousness and pays its debt to Nemade. Worth a read for sure.