Name of the Book: Rassedi Ticket: Bahar ki Ghatnaayen- Antar ke Anubhav (Hindi)
Author: Amrita Pritam
Reading Time: 4-5 hours (not read in the metro)
About the Book:
Rassedi Ticket is the autobiography of Amrita Pritam. Like all of her writings, it is very lucidly written. She moves from one event to another, one person to another, yet the flow never really breaks. It is the sort of book that has no beginning and no end. Not written in a chronological order, the autobiography gives insights about her life, feelings, experiences, and vision in life. Although, for certain portions and episodes, I had to do some research to make sense of who or what she was talking about. The book is replete with her poems, which are a joy to read in themselves.
The shades of grey that are so evident in her writings are also equally evident in her autobiography. She has unabashedly broken many social rules, particularly those relating to relationships. Her free spirit is inspiring, as is her honesty in relationships, despite the confusion that is so integral to them. Her descriptions of her emotions do not appear to have been reflective. Instead, they seem to cut across time. At times, it seems that she started writing her autobiography when she was eleven years old. Besides her own life story, the autobiography also inspires you to read more about Imroz and Sahir Ludhianvi.
Final Analysis:
If you are not familiar with her works, it will be a little difficult to follow. On the other hand, if you read this, you are bound to read her other writings!
Favourite Quote:
The whole book is a quote. But the one I loved the most is:
“Zindagi humen apne ghar bulakar mehman-nawazi karna bhool gayi…”
Author: Amrita Pritam
Reading Time: 4-5 hours (not read in the metro)
About the Book:
Rassedi Ticket is the autobiography of Amrita Pritam. Like all of her writings, it is very lucidly written. She moves from one event to another, one person to another, yet the flow never really breaks. It is the sort of book that has no beginning and no end. Not written in a chronological order, the autobiography gives insights about her life, feelings, experiences, and vision in life. Although, for certain portions and episodes, I had to do some research to make sense of who or what she was talking about. The book is replete with her poems, which are a joy to read in themselves.
The shades of grey that are so evident in her writings are also equally evident in her autobiography. She has unabashedly broken many social rules, particularly those relating to relationships. Her free spirit is inspiring, as is her honesty in relationships, despite the confusion that is so integral to them. Her descriptions of her emotions do not appear to have been reflective. Instead, they seem to cut across time. At times, it seems that she started writing her autobiography when she was eleven years old. Besides her own life story, the autobiography also inspires you to read more about Imroz and Sahir Ludhianvi.
Final Analysis:
If you are not familiar with her works, it will be a little difficult to follow. On the other hand, if you read this, you are bound to read her other writings!
Favourite Quote:
The whole book is a quote. But the one I loved the most is:
“Zindagi humen apne ghar bulakar mehman-nawazi karna bhool gayi…”