Bookshelf whispers
By Bhagyashree Ranade
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This is take of love, life and legacy.
As the story starts we get to know about the history of the Wada which is joint family. We get to know the scenic backdrop of this place. Surya and Ganyatri are the owners of the place who are very caring and loving in their ways. But their son Akinsa is stubborn and has some issues too. Surya motivates his son's skills of painting, poems but his son was more into sports. One day suddenly he goes missing. When nobody has any clue and almost everyone looses hope after many years he suddenly returns. After his return to Pune, a friendship between him and a foreigner girl Emilie( foreign exchange student) starts to bloom slowly. When they become emotionally attached being in poetry discussion groups the cultural origin and societal differences between them also start to line up coming from two different cultural origins. Rural and western. Arguments start to rise between them too. As Surya is happy that his son has somewhat become responsible, Gayatri understands the real problem with his son's uncertainties.
Will this relationship strengthen over time even while facing backlash from the society, what kind of challenges will they go through or their inner conflicts over their differences will break them apart or only time will save their deepest bonds? In this ocean of live how will their ties survive? Let the bookshelves whisper. The narration is beautiful and kept simple. The story has fast pace. The events keep us intrigued till the end. Emotions are captured well. Subtly they are portrayed where needed.
It's a story of love, drama, revelation, welcoming new changes, real meaning of family, changing of conventional notion and perspective, managing differences and finding what really matters in the long run of life.