Let me take you through the journey of a middle-L class boy. Such industrious boys are born in almost every household across small towns scattered across the country. You know you have met one if you have met a boy who has migrated from a small town to a metropolis, sometimes for the sake of higher studies and sometimes for better career opportunities. Another distinctive common factor among all of them is their inability to return to their roots despite their intentions to do so.
This search for a better life in a megalopolis usurps their contented lives in the small towns. Unfortunately, even after enduring the rigours of this arduous journey, our middle-class boy neither attains gyan (knowledge) nor moksha (salvation). Just like the lead protagonist of this book who left his home about two decades back and is still chasing his aspirations, he is still driven by his unfulfilled wishes. He has to achieve a lot more but age is playing mischief-maker. Under the circumstances, our lead protagonist struggles to strike a balance between the good old happy days of the past and the achievements of the present life. This book documents that story.
As long as the middle class continue to thrive amid the capitalistic blitzkrieg, such stories of struggles and triumphs will enthral. After all, it is the proverbial David versus Goliath battle, wherein middle-class boys are caught in a bind. The choice is between keeping their moral values on the one hand and their desire of living an affluent life of riches on the other. Because these stories narrate how each such middle-class character finds his own unique purpose, they become all the more compelling. In that sense, this book is a tale told by an uprooted man who is living in a distant land all because he sets out to achieve a better life for himself.
If you were born in Allahabad, Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal, Madurai, Nashik, Mysuru etc. or, for that matter, any other small town and have beaten the odds to make your mark in the world, this could well be your story too. You will relate to the story. And therefore, let's immerse ourselves in Allahabad Blues!
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