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“Your Dreams are mine now” – Ravinder Singh: A Book Review

Harini Parmar* & Dr.Dharamvirsinh Parmar**

*Teacher at Tapovan International School, Mahesana, Gujarat, India.
**Assistant Professor, C.U.Shah University Surendranagar, Gujarat, India.

Received: July 02, 2018 Accepted: August 16, 2018

Synopsis and Evaluation

Reading a book means gaining knowledge and face the reality.
The Character Arjun is a guy with hard look with soft loving heart which
look stubborn from first look but softhearted from inside. In this book
“your dreams are mine now” he shows us all the phases of college life
from fresher party to political approach, love and the worst part of his
life is losing his soul mate lover whom he loved like anything.
The first impression of Delhi University (DU) which was created by
author in this book shows that unlike other colleges or Universities
there were no ragging or misbehaving but was a warm welcome with
fun and frolic. But when he come to about sexual harassment done of a
lady peon who was widow by a one of the authorities of college was the
turning point of the life of Rupali the first year student with some
extraordinary power in her to face the ill effect in DU. Rupali a small
town girl from Bihar came with a dream to study in DU.But When she
started to live in she came to know that her hard work to face the
entrance exam and clear it with flying colorwas all in vain as some
student are getting admission on the basics of money power. As the big
headprofessor name Mahajan was giving all his political support to the
opposition parties which were facing each other in election. While Mr. Arjun who was very helpful to the
peon and helpedRupali to expose Prof. Mahajan, they started loving each other. According to me a simple
girl with such a gusty and extraordinary quality in her biggest thing that I was touched when she got
support from her family and friends in such criticaltime. The way which Arjun and his party selected was
unique and widely used by the young generation the power of social media which make the big – gun of DU
to take visit to police station and he cost all his power even the party who support him was also broken.
TheMahajan become the Centre of discussion in all the news channels. This incident made Rupali famous in
the DU campus. In the meanwhile Arjun and Rupalibecame closure and became the flourishing love story
ahard guy of party in love with simple small town girl. Slowly and steadyRupali became an important party
worker who started raising her voice against the evil factors of DU. But my point of view the person like
Mahajan who was big – gun in DU and doing such crime shouldn’t be hide or neglected by university should
take a step against him as they got the first complain.Slowly and steadily time passes and election were
coming closure everybody forget about the professor but were busy in politics. Arjun’s party came to know
about the regional inequalities caused to the north – east Indians through Rupali’s music band in which she
was a member too. The path started settling down with them with the thoughts of Rupali they got together. I
was shocked when I read about caste and regional discrimination in such a big university, get very
disgusting feeling that how could this happen in our country. But the condition or situation which came next
was just unbelieving on a frosty and dusty night the worst turn which come in life of Arjun and Rupali was
after the bail of Mahajan by an advocate he has told his informer to check who was behind all this incident
happen with him. He believe that it was Arjun but when he came to know that it was Rupali,he burst out in
anger and hatred so they plan something which nobody could believe. They plan to kidnap her, it was not up
to kidnap but the horrible thing happen at that cold night was like a night mare for Arjun and Rupali.The
kidnappers not only kidnaped her but she was raped like animal the drunken four men rapped her again
and again until she was half dead. This was the worst thing happened. It just made me remember the
incident of Nirbhaya which happen on 16th December 2012 with a girl, in Delhi. In the same way Rupali was
also harassed mentally and physically. She was alsohospitalized but couldn’t save her life after the critical 72
hours she was dead. It was very tough for Arjunto face Rupali’s parents when he first met them. Not only
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Rupali’s friend but the Delhi was burning in fire in their heart all the girls, boys, men – women everybody
was angry with this. This left behind a huge void in Arjun’s life. Everything was coming like slides in front of
him from the first day while he scared Rupali when she was planting a Tulsi plant until he saw her
unconscious body in ICU for the last time. But this was not the end Arjun took a pledge to fight against the
system in Rupali’s name. This is the only way in which her soul will rest in peace. This incident gave birth to
a movement demanding for justice and stringent laws. After three days of her death police nabbed the four
accused who admitted that they have raped her and killed her. They confessed quotation from Mahajan was
given to do this work. They were not believing that we killed her but how she survived. The Mahajan was
again arrested with a non – bail able warrant in an alleged murder case. But this was not all over the media
had made a news for which whole country was waiting. It was the beginning of trails in court demanding
death penalty as justice. Saloni the roommate of Rupali was heartbroken and she denied to live in hostel and
she left.
Arjun had sleepless nights and he cried for Rupali. One night something came in his mind at 4:00 a.m., he
was reading all the SMS which was sent by Rupali he remembered about theRupali’sTulsi plant. He brought
that plant to his house from the hostel ground. He recalls her words” This plant is a symbol of my dreams I
want to take care of it. I want to nurture it”. So he started to talk to plant as hewas talking toRupali “He won’t
let her dream die………….They are his now………”
I think this is how author got the name of thebook “your dreams are mine now”. But some or the other way
you can resemble it with a Bollywood movie with drama, love, hate, politics, kidnap, murder and not the
happy end but a new beginning or the other way politics may affect your life in good or bad way. It is up to
you how you maintain it. The story tells us to be careful and conscious. What the young author want to
convey by this was clearly been messaged but end should be like what about Mahajan? What was the steps
university did for this? All should be given. In an all an excellent work by Ravinder Singh a love story with a
message that love is endless it is not up to the person but it’s of your soul or heart you can forget your love
but when you try to fulfill his/her dream it is always a great work done for him/her.

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