Review Time - Hindola by Ranganath Srinivasa
Hindola
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Ranganath Srinivasa
As acknowledged from the book, Hindola is a
raaga, which will stir up the emotions, with melancholy much to its key note, a
feel that will keep haunting you. Only when we realize the inner depth of
Hindola, we can enjoy the tone of the story. The author tries to bring out the
fact that human values weigh uppermost in our value system and the speciality
of women through this romantic tale.
Resembling the two raagas of Hindola and Malkauns,
we have two women, Revathi and Vasundhara, in the life of Alok, the protagonist
of the novel. Alok is the husband of Vasundhara and father of two children. The
story opens with Alok going Udupi, to help his old in-laws. He is a novelist;
his first novel hasn’t reached good heights so he plans to write his second
novel with something much relatable to his favourite Hindola raaga. As Alok
enters the house, he is welcomed by a mesmerizing humming of a beautiful ‘aalap’.
Being a writer and lover of music, he uncontrollably falls for the beauty of ‘Revathi’
and her melodious voice.
At a point, when Alok confesses his
feelings to Revathi, we can also know the attraction of Revathi towards him.
Once heard about tragic life of Revathi, Alok is still moved. It is during a
trip to Mysore, where Alok delivers a speech on ‘the emerging role of a modern
woman’ while Revathi accompanies it with a beautiful song, steals the show, and
they make love.
Emotions pours out from Revathi’s heart,
who badly needs to experience the motherhood, makes Alok to get into her. Days
pass and Revathi becomes pregnant. Meanwhile Revathi’s voice gets popular and
she gets offer to sing for movies and at the same time Alok, who has been
working on his second novel. Is affected by mental illness. Wife of Alok, comes
to know about their affair through Revathi.
How will Vasundhara react? Will Alok
recover from his mental illness and complete the novel? Has Revathi become
popular with her singing?
To unfold the answers, get through the rise
and fall of Hindola.
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