A life that boasts of living The Rainbow Days

Life depicts drama. Drama depicts life. Book depicts drama. some books depict life. That what seems a sheer tautology is a reflection of the impeccable events in an otherwise redundant life. And, when it fetches you back to the roots – the roots back to the un-partitioned east Bengal. The prosaic needs heaving over the buying power. The blatant non cooperation from the shameless society. And, a fight of a common man. Uncompromising. Inspiring. Against the odds. Values over fear. And, there is the serenity. The serenity of the nature. The serenity of love. Affection. And, the struggle. The struggle for existence. Sheer comeback by a meek soul – is inspiring.

It is not the first time. This is not the only narration that delved deep into the partition politics played. It played deep down in the veins of poor. Rendered many homeless. Power exploited many a people. Many Bengali writers portrayed the period. The agony. The fight. The survival. The trauma. And, the comeback. But, in this era of chick-lit romantic journey-reads – this book stands out. May be, the portrayal of Bengal was not so much heart-crunching or romanticized as a few stalwarts – as Sunil Gangopadhyay, but is outstands as a hearty and honest effort from a passionate author.

Life is captured very minutely by Prabir Datta in his book. The book never sloths. Never it melo-dramatise. Or never it overburdens. It moves on. Like a flowing river. Ripples of twists. Waves of turns. Depth of language. And, the lucidity of narration. Yes. Like a flowing river. It is real. It tingles you with truth. De-breaths you. And, grounds you. Makes you face the reality. And, inspires to live. Live a life. A life that boasts of living The Rainbow Days.

• About the Author

About Sankha Ghosh

Sankha Ghosh was never born in that 'City of Joy', never was a banker, never watched a Godard, never loved Kafka, never fell for that Solitary Reaper, never danced on a friend’s wedding, never fought for human rights, never had a crush at college and never ever aspired to work on a novel! Never was he as simple as this! #He wishes