THE RAZOR AND THE WILD LOTUS IBD

Sinopsis

The novel,'THE RAZOR AND THE WILD LOTUS: A NOVEL OF LOVE ANDLONGING' is the story of a LOVE----- deep,passionate, and dedicated,to betermed?a bond between two souls?.It?s not something of the stock phrases like''I?m mad about you'' or''I have fallen for the babe''.The protagonist or thehero,besotted by a bewitching beauty(as he calls his fairy-girl),goes on desperatelylonging for her and wins an impossible battle in his life.Based on a real- life experience,the story narrates an epic saga of love between two opposite irreconcilables.It?sa ? love -in- reality? between a highly-qualified,higher-caste management boy(Casteism in Indian Perspective) and a smart, intelligent and attractive school -girlof eleventh standard,belonging to a lower -caste,with a low-esteem in society.They both are involved in a life- long crusade against the notorious caste system.Drawn to each other,the duo go for a hasty marriage against all odds,but,fromthe very day of their marriage,they are humiliated,his family harassed,andthey are virtually hounded by supporters of caste -supremacy.Clashes ensuebetween communities instigated by this single incident.The boy?s parentsrefuse to accept the girl and she is magically vanished from the map of theworld of the boy.Exasperated after failing a massive search,the boy leaveshome,his employment,and one day,out of a desperation,sits for the UPSCexamination,passes out and joins the rigorous training for Indian Police Servicewhich he successfully clears and gets posted as an Additional Superintendentof Police in a hilly region.Here he meets a batchmate,Bidisha,his silentadmirer,though the deep wounds in the boy?s heart doesn?t sustain the relation.Tohis tragedy,Bidisha dies in a combat -operation,leaving for the boy, further wounds.One fine morning, he,while being escorted to the market,he is surprised todiscover his ''bewitching girl? as a teacher in a missionary school.