The newest addition in the stream of family and social issues related novels, which started withPremchand and was continued by Fanishwarnath ‘Renu’ through his extraordinary talent ofstorytelling, is Varun Pandey’s ‘Netra’.This novel is a unique combination of tradition and modernity.The storyline of ‘Netra’ is the narration of dreams and struggle of a young man in the last decade ofthe 20 th century, and it also contains the anticipation of the 21 st century. A man without dreams anda spider without its web are but naught. Dreams are a person’s life source, but family, socialstructure and many other things influence the course of life. This upheaval sucks the life out of aman and renders him a lifeless machine. This youth-centric novel is the documentation of suchdilemma.In the last three-four decades, there has been a lack in novels from social and family backgrounds.This novel is going to expand the thought process and conscience in this aspect. There is a statutorywarning for the readers that this novel is going to capture your senses and take you to the pointfrom where a social revolution is born.