What I lived for by Diya Vyas
Two friends named Dhiman and Sumit come to meet a man. Neil Sharma. About whom the budding author wants to write a biography. Their conversations sound mysterious.
Do they know each other? When asked by neil what's the deal? Sumit tells physically and financially Dhiman is all time low and wants to restart his journey by letting world know about the story of Neil's life which Neil remembers like a vivid picture till date. So it starts from there.
Neil was a young energetic and skillful boy from a village in Uttar Pradesh. Getting punished in school to getting scolded by his caring mother he had a lot of interest in different sports.
His childhood and family background is nicely described giving us a goodglimpse of his early life. His love for badminton landed him into the hustling city of Lucknow. Here he comes across different people. When his rugged self dreams to get fame with arrogance another character enters the scene.
She is Ahilya.
A serious minded sensible young girl. Her understanding in life has taught us thatsports alone cannot bring stability but a stable job will. Few more characters are added here and there who bring some more twists which author has used to impart some life lessons.
There is another interesting character named Dhani. All these wrapped in a theme of contemporary young adult sport fiction, this story has drama, friendship, funny dialogues, action, romance nostalogia, will to dream in youth, get fame, hope, live and become resilient.
The narration is worth the mention. Beautiful and captivating. The narration is worth the mention. Beautiful and captivating. The storytelling part carries the plot's essence and at the same time makes a reader feel myriad of emotions captured in them.