The Princess of the Wind and the Son of Man
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It is a story about Manu the main protagonist. When Manu came into the world, the family astrologer told his mother that he was a boy gifted with extraordinary vision. But he said no more, even though he could see that this boy would go far and wide—and that there was something unsettled about his life. He could also see that the boy was endowed with powers of looking into the past and into the future. Some event would bring out Manu’s gift, but it was unclear when it would occur. Manu settles into living a normal life in rural India, navigating changing social attitudes and steady traditions. As he gets older, he realizes that as the eldest child, the family’s fortunes hinge on him. When he gets a job at a factory, he goes from a boy to a man in one bound. This is a story of the journey of a boy , growing up in a rural setting living a life though full of struggles, but at a leisurely pace, then becoming a youth and a man moving on to a nearby state on getting employment when the pace changes . But then something suddenly transforms his life and destiny, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that brings him ecstasy, agony, hope, and despair. His life is transformed from living life apace to a whirlwind roller coaster at times adventurous to the downright dangerous. He discovers something magical happening to him. He realises suddenly that there is a special purpose to his life something much more than just mundane existence. When exactly it happens and how? There is a lurking tempest, threatening to blow away his dream land scattering them like clouds in a raging storm . There begins his true test his true quest. But his quest is far from being so easy and simple. There is the innocence of child hood, touching romance, magic and mystery, of tough grinding reality, luck and pluck, the normal and the para- normal, passion and pathos. It is as much a story about Manu as about the times he lives in, the struggles of those around him. Manu's journey is symbolic of the one that we all go through, one that brings him tantalizingly close to everlasting love and happiness in The Princess of the Wind and the Son of Man. It is in a way the journey, the quest of all of humanity. But does Manu succeed in his quest? Read and find out!
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When Manu came into the world, the family astrologer told his mother that he was a boy gifted with extraordinary vision. But he said no more, even though he could see that this boy would go far and wide—and that there was something unsettled about his life. He could also see that the boy was endowed with powers of looking into the past and into the future. Some event would bring out Manu’s gift, but it was unclear when it would occur. Manu settles into living a normal life in rural India, navigating changing social attitudes and steady traditions. As he gets older, he realizes that as the eldest child, the family’s fortunes hinge on him. When he gets a job at a factory, he goes from a boy to a man in one bound. But then something transforms his life and destiny, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that brings him ecstasy, agony, hope, and despair. Join Manu on a journey symbolic of the one that we all go through, one that brings him tantalizingly close to everlasting love and happiness in The Princess of the Wind and the Son of Man.
About the Author
The author has lived in many parts of India, travelled inside and outside India and has lived through some of the tumultuous times and events that figure in this story. He does not believe that one needs any special credential for being an author, in telling a story, other than being human. Besides having interest in a wide variety of subjects including literature, he has deep interest in the plastic arts viz., drawing, painting etc., and also likes to hear music.