India Was One by An Indian

Author: An Indian (Anonymous)

Published By: Anonymous

Pages: 360

Price: 320

ISBN: 978-93-823-5976-0




About The Author:

The Author wants to stay Anonymous and no one in this world know who the Author really is.

When he was asked to describe himself, this is what he had to say,

"I really think that labeling my name as a Hindu, a Muslim, etc. might have a pre-conceived notions in the reader’s mind. I would rather call myself ‘An Indian.’

Throught this book I want to convey we are coming from different states, with different languages and religion, we are all Indians. We all love India…in our own way.

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Book Blurb:

Suddenly, he saw something shiny at the bottom of the abyss. He squinted his eyes to see what it was. He ran back to his binoculars and turned them to see what it was. Sharp barbed wires that separated the two mountains came into focus. He had come as far as he could in his country. But she was standing in another country. He was in South India and she was in North India... Have you ever imagined India being divided into two countries? What happens to the millions of Indians who are from South India but are now residing in North India? Kaahi & Jai were two such people who got trapped in this situation. Everything was going smoothly for them and suddenly, their world turned upside down. How will they get together? Will India become one again? Take an exciting journey with them from their college days in Mumbai to their life in the US and back to India when they find out that India is divided.

My Reviews:

'India Was One', isn't the title intriguing enough to pick it up and start reading?? Well that happened to me. When I received a mail from the Author that he wants to share the digital format of the book in exchange of an honest review, I readily agreed to it. 

Our sentiments take a wild rise when we hear the word, 'India' and when I heard the title of this book I was eager and excited to dive into the words of Author. 

The Story begins with Jay (Vijay Rao) and Kaahi (Kahani) looking each other through binoculars as they are separated by borders. A India-India border. 

Yes, you heard it right. The Author has used his imaginative power to divide the country into two halves; North-India and South-India. 

After a couple of pages, the story takes you to the past life of Jay and Kaahi. Being a liker of love genre books I enjoyed reading their story. Jay is a rich guy and so is Kaahi. They met and fall in love, not like those in mills and boon but a perfect and happy love. After graduation they get marry and settle in US. Life was full of happiness for them until they heard the news that due to some civil unrest, India is being divided into North-India and South-India.

Jay being a North-India and Kaahi being an South-India weren't allowed to go together to India. They had to part their ways with Jay going towards North and Kaahi towards South.

What will happen next ?? Will Jay and Kaahi ever meet again ?? To know the complete story you need to read the book. It would be unfair to the author if I post everything here.

No doubt I enjoyed reading the book but I do have some serious issues with the Book. 

The Author had a great plot, he could have made this into a masterpiece. Sorry to say but a poor editing made this book nothing special. 

The Author has tried to describe every Indian words that are used in the story. If you are someone from a foreign land or someone who don't speak Hindi then you would find the description very useful but being from a hindi speaking nation I had to skip those description because I knew what Idli mean or how Diwali is celebrated..

There are many incidents within the storyline which aren't worth mentioning, it should have been deleted from the manuscript. 

Likings: Easy Read, Gripping Story, Author's Imagination, One can discover US, Europe while reading this book, A nice love story. 

Dislikes: Poor Editing, 360 page book but the story could have been completed in 100-120 pages, Sometimes while describing certain Hindi words the Author somewhat goes out of the plot and comes back a few pages later. 

My Ratings: 3.5/5

( A good and easy weekend read, should give it a shot )

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The Story:

…Suddenly, he saw something shiny at the bottom of the abyss. He squinted his eyes to see what it was. He ran back to his binoculars and turned them to see what it was. Sharp barbed wires that separated the two mountains came into focus. He had come as far as he could in his country. But she was standing in another country.

He was in South India and she was in North India…

Have you ever imagined India being divided into two countries? What happens to the millions of Indians who are from South India but are now residing in North India? Kaahi & Jai were two such people who got trapped in this situation. Everything was going smoothly for them and suddenly, their world turned upside down.

How will they get together? Will India become one again?

Take an exciting journey with them from their college days in Mumbai to their life in the US and back to India when they find out that India is divided.

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About The Author 

An Indian

The Author calls himself An Indian. We have no pics of him. But the Author does have something to say to every Indian out there....

Dear Readers,

I wanted to tell a story peppering it with Indian languages and narrating my experiences, inter-weaving them with some imaginary tale. When I mentioned this idea to my wife, her very first question was, "who is your target-audience?" That made me "think outside the box". After reading the book, you'll agree that there is no target-audience. I'd say - 10+, any sex, from any country, any ethnicity, any religion - is the intended audience.

When I wanted to tell a story, I wanted to "lull" the reader into thinking that they are just reading a travelogue. Making them wonder where (if at all anywhere) the story is going. Is it just another boring experience written by a NRI? AND THEN BOOM. It hits you. Suddenly, along with the characters, the reader's dream-world shatters.

This book is broken up in 3 parts. And it is intentional. Let me explain why.

The first part is about the Indian culture. Most Indians (in India) already know it. But what about NRIs? They may find it nostalgic. And what about their kids. They may have a better understanding about their roots and culture. And the non-Indian find it very fascinating.

The second part is about life in the US. Readers who are in the US may find it a bit like a travelogue. However, others may find it very interesting. Those who can't be here get a glimpse into the US life of an Indian (and the US life in general).

The third part is for everyone.

Hence, you'll notice that different people react differently to this book. There is something for everyone.

I hope this helps you.

Thank you,
An Indian

The author was born and raised in Mumbai, India. He came to the US in 1989 and lived in New York. This book is for those who like travel, history, romance, culture, cuisine, sports, political-thriller, etc. It’s dubbed as a realistic-fiction. A fiction based on some real events.  He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

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