Chander and Sudha

· Penguin UK
4.7
9 reviews
Ebook
360
Pages

About this ebook

In the idyllic university town, young women daydreamed as they lay on the grass and gazed up at the clouds. Young men took morning walks at Alfred Park. Hot summer afternoons were for drinking sherbet and eating watermelons, and evenings were meant for reading poetry. It was also a time of stifling social mores, and love was an unattainable ideal seldom realized. Allahabad of the 1940s is the serene backdrop to the turbulence of Chander’s love for his professor’s daughter Sudha. Driven by his passionate belief in the transcending purity of their love, Chander persuades Sudha to marry another man, to devastating consequences. Unhinged by his separation from Sudha and consumed by a restless desire to make sense of love—Is it really about sex? Is the purity of love a lie?—Chander spirals into a destructive affair with the seductive Pammi. Immensely popular since its publication more half a century ago, Chander & Sudha continues to seduce readers with its potent mix of tender passion and heartbreaking tragedy.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
9 reviews
Kamini Rawat
May 10, 2015
I Have just read the sample paper on which basis three stars are given .I really love the story so far . the name gesu n her character is charismatic. Sudha s naive n loving
3 people found this review helpful
Awakening the true self
October 2, 2015
Although,I read it in hindi but this book is a must 'read'.....loved it....every single line...word .....is so b'fully crafted......this book tells you about the purity of love ...that can exsist between a girl and boy.....that's even pure than Gods.....(still crying)
1 person found this review helpful
topu sahu
July 27, 2015
Prince Jai
1 person found this review helpful

About the author

A luminary of the Hindi literary world, DHARAMVIR BHARATI wrote novels, plays, short stories, essays, poetry and edited the journal Dharamyug.

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