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उजला दर्पण by Pratik Bharat Palor
4.0
Ujla darpan by Pratik Bharat Palor is a combination of Stories, Essays, and Poems and so the author has named it as Kanika (कनिका - कथा, निबंध, काव्य) which is an actual word in Hindi, literary means an atom, small, girl, seed or piece of gold but this does not have any relation with the book.
The author has a commendable grip in Hindi and is visible in his work. From the selection of words to the crafting of a scenario, it was astonishing.
The first part of the book was Katha, the stories. There were five stories in this part and were remarkable. While some stories were written in dramatic form, others were simple in third-person narrative. The stories have satire, humor, and social message, they are impactful and will make you think about the current scenario of society. While the stories in this section were amazing, it would be better if there have been more stories.
The second part of the book was Nibandh, the essays. There were around thirteen essays in this part and contain most of the section of the book. The essays covered various topics, from the importance of Hindi in society, country, and our life to festivals, from patriotism to personal experience, from criticism to differences, this portion covers various topics stupendously and will touch readers' hearts emotionally too at some instances.
The third part of the book was Kavya, the poems. There were around twenty-four poems in this part. This was my favorite part of this collection. For a poetry lover like me, the poems were new, refreshing, and heartwarming.
The only thing that I find very odd in this book was in part two, essays, that three of the essays were in the English language which I was not expecting at all for two reasons. First, the book was in Hindi, so I was not expecting something written in English and more importantly, second, the first essay of this part was about the importance of Hindi, so it was not even in my imagination that something written in English could be a part of it. It's not that I have any problem with English or that the author has not written them beautifully, they were amazing too but not expected. I have read some collections too where there are one or two poems or essays in other languages apart from the language used majorly in the book, but here I don't understand the point why they are written in English. The author could have written them in Hindi too. Well, it is completely the author's choice, decision, and right to choose the language and write but it's my opinion.
Overall, the book was amazing, refreshing, and intense too and I recommend it to those who are looking to read a book in Hindi and want all in one, the essays, poems, and story, altogether
The author has a commendable grip in Hindi and is visible in his work. From the selection of words to the crafting of a scenario, it was astonishing.
The first part of the book was Katha, the stories. There were five stories in this part and were remarkable. While some stories were written in dramatic form, others were simple in third-person narrative. The stories have satire, humor, and social message, they are impactful and will make you think about the current scenario of society. While the stories in this section were amazing, it would be better if there have been more stories.
The second part of the book was Nibandh, the essays. There were around thirteen essays in this part and contain most of the section of the book. The essays covered various topics, from the importance of Hindi in society, country, and our life to festivals, from patriotism to personal experience, from criticism to differences, this portion covers various topics stupendously and will touch readers' hearts emotionally too at some instances.
The third part of the book was Kavya, the poems. There were around twenty-four poems in this part. This was my favorite part of this collection. For a poetry lover like me, the poems were new, refreshing, and heartwarming.
The only thing that I find very odd in this book was in part two, essays, that three of the essays were in the English language which I was not expecting at all for two reasons. First, the book was in Hindi, so I was not expecting something written in English and more importantly, second, the first essay of this part was about the importance of Hindi, so it was not even in my imagination that something written in English could be a part of it. It's not that I have any problem with English or that the author has not written them beautifully, they were amazing too but not expected. I have read some collections too where there are one or two poems or essays in other languages apart from the language used majorly in the book, but here I don't understand the point why they are written in English. The author could have written them in Hindi too. Well, it is completely the author's choice, decision, and right to choose the language and write but it's my opinion.
Overall, the book was amazing, refreshing, and intense too and I recommend it to those who are looking to read a book in Hindi and want all in one, the essays, poems, and story, altogether