Falling in love - Neeraj Mishra

    

      "I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty”

                                                                                            

                                                                                                                    - Shakespeare

                                                           Falling in love

      The story opens with the arrival of Manav, the icon of the novel, to Bangalore.  The passion that Manav has to study hotel management gives rise to face the strife that his family creates. The insufficient pocket money makes him to accept the offer to join as a roommate in a flat. Manav soon gets accustomed with his campus and classes. Manav being no exception from the youth generation soon blinks in the chat rooms. He visits the net café with the money he saves from his lunch. The boychick finds a girl, actually the only one who responds to his message.

     Sriti, 16 year old, is naturally a smart girl. Manav likes the way she tease him. His friendship slowly turns to love, which he realizes soon. Sriti too eventually likes Manav but remains a silent lover and couldn’t keep up her promise when she said she won’t text Manav or when she said she won’t call Manav.

     It was on Manav’s birthday, Sriti calls him for the first time of their one year chat. Sriti does not accept his proposal reasoning her family. Sriti brings up her friend to fix the problem which turns their first meeting worse. Though Manav loves Sriti deeply, he doesn’t wish to talk first. When Sriti talks to him after a long time, Manav realizes that Sriti has missed him a lot but not ready to accept her love. Their first kiss becomes unforgettable, where Manav kiss her and do the mistake. But no later, Sriti opens her heart in a rainy evening with his warmness encircling her. Their love grows and delights each day.

     Meanwhile Manav manages to get a job. Though not a good job, Manav accepts. But soon there comes an unexpected thunder in their love life when Sriti’s parent starts searching a groom for her. Manav totally shatters when she says breakup is the final option left. His heart tears apart. Manav always wants to hold her. Sriti also wished to be his forever but her family seems to be important.

     Sriti tries to put an end to everything and breaks his contact. By this time, Manav makes study on Marwari religion and completely knows about her family. He decides to take any risk to get back his love. With his plan, Manav enters her house and slowly into their hearts. His crazy love makes Manav to do every possible thing. He takes his step carefully and mingles with them. He attracts her family to hold his love. Sriti admires Manav for all his efforts and Manav, wins their hearts.

     But their happiness did not last forever. The seriousness pops again when Sriti says that her family is about to see the groom. Manav understands the situation. He doesn’t want to delay any further for which they reveals the truth next day.Sriti’s dad fumes with anger. He feels that Manav has cheated the family by showering false love. On a sudden they all get stunned when her father says that Sriti has chosen a gem to be her life partner. Now, the story ends in a happy tone.

     Despite of following the same path of the upcoming authors, NEERAJ MISHRA has chosen his own milky way to reach the success. His sense of humor is sprinkled everywhere.  The blissfulness of the love, the efforts one does to grasp his love glimmers ubiquitously. The fragrance of reality stays fresh throughout the story. The blossoming words used to express the love in NEERAJ MISHRA’S “FALLING IN LOVE” makes everyone to fall in love with the book. So just grab your own copies...

Keep growing Mishra!!