We should always reach out to the people behind us, for we have some privilege that they don't. I liked the book mainly for two reasons: one, it helped me to understand that no matter where we belong on the social scale we always perceive the class-system in the same way, the problem lies within us.
Riddhi breaks down as he becomes the victim of the problem to which he always has turned his back earlier. Within few days, Riddhi realizes that he is not welcome to the parties there with Rai as they belong to two widely different classes and feels a connection towards Supa for they have same thoughts and interests. Rup's wife, Suparna, comes from a humble background and is unable to keep up with the lifestyle that her husband leads and thus keeps her problems to herself. He tries real hard to please the 'Sahebs' there and aspires to get a promotion soon. They both travel to Dumiya, Bihar to spend time with Rai's brother Rup, who is a working officer at a factory there. Riddhi observes the problem and accepts it as a part of life.įew years later, he gets engaged to Rai, who comes from a totally different socio-economic background. Thus the class system is so deeply-rooted in our society that sometimes we don't even realize we are being a part of it. These people are truly happy with making their ends meet and would do anything to please the 'Babus' as they think these Babus have the power to bring them fortune. We try hard to appease the people who are climbing ahead of us and romanticize about the life they might be living while looking down upon an entire ocean of people who we left behind, with complete apathy.Īfter passing out of college, Riddhi gets to travel through small villages in Odisha, where he meets the people who are the absolute grassroots of the society. He comes to a realization that the idea of classless society is a myth.we all want to climb up the social ladder one way or the other. Riddhi, the main protagonist of the novel, growing up in an upper-middle class family in Kolkata, gets to observe discrimination against the so-called lower class people at his own house, which makes him constantly question his social status. Never have I read such a story that portrays different layers of our society so well. He comes to a realization that the idea of classless society is a myth.we all want to climb up the soc I recently finished uly a masterpiece by Buddhadeb Guha.
I recently finished uly a masterpiece by Buddhadeb Guha.