R.N. Bhaskar is known for having published a biography of Gautam Adani.
It is interesting to note that the book mentions the 'First Edition' was published in 2017, just in case anybody deludes themselves to believe it comes at a time just when Ayodhya Ram Mandir is being talked about with the clock ticking for the time of its inaugural on the 22nd January 2024.
The author identifies herself as a Historian and Financial Journalist, which rather disappointed me, after reading the book. As I found meagre research work or grounded facts.
The title of the book, the Friendless God, creates a tremor but when your eyes read the sub title, that's where it all begins - the journey to explore what the book has to say.
Staunch denial of the author, in their attempt to appear realistic, that anti- asceticism - made the story very hard to understand, one wondered what was going on, who or what was the writer talking about and the narration is very vague. Conclusively, in fact, the staunch denial has brought out, that which the writer is seemingly wanting to bury, ever more brightly.
The characters - Raman, Vaidehi and Kodanda are very shallow. There is a lot of potential in each one of them, that has not been dug into and for a writer who claims is a historian and a financial journalist, in the back cover of the book - I'd only say it reflects poorly on the author.
The plot is like a tidal wave, not moving forward and only repeats itself over and over again, except at one place where Kodanda runs away. So, without there being proper writing techniques applied, it becomes very dull and predictive. However, the bright side of this is, that even if a reader leaves the book for 10-15 days, when they open the book they find it easy to pick up from where they left.
I'd like to put a personal thought provoking note to the author here -
If the West are known for the Practicality and Money, The East have been known for the Ethics and Value. Interestingly, a Doctor will validate it, by saying the left brain is logical whilst the right brain is mystical. Just as the left is depicted as masculine (The Sun), right as feminine (the Moon). Both play a part in maintaining a balance, the world cannot exist without the other.
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The book doesn't need to and may not change what it wants to convey at all, let me make this clear. The writer needs to either overcome their blocks or hire a good editor or a ghostwriter. They need to pump in more concrete reasoning behind the scenes. After all its an historian writing the book, not a baby neglecting forced feeding. Just That much work, will give a cutting-edge touch to the book.
Until such time, I wouldn't recommend this book.
So, lets say ... even if the author accidentally ended up reaching the book to the descendants of Lord Ram himself, then the author will not realize it. Such tragedies may also happen with the author.
