A novel portraying deeply-developed and interesting characters driving the plot layered with ‘coming of age’ inner stories full of aspirations, growth and conflicts, the story induces emotional involvement in the mind of readers.
Take a peek at the person you were when still young- having dreams, excitement, pain, fear and everything first hand. Meet Viraj, a boy dealing with guilt, ambiguity and paradox in the ways of life and would anytime choose ‘nothing’ over ‘normal’. Otherwise shy, he gets powered when in the company of his alter-ego Shiva who resides only in his mind and is his imaginary perfect, flawless self. Despite being extremely athletic and skilled, he fails as a footballer due to the prevailing circumstances, he is shattered and feels subdued by life. Years pass, but he remains too hard on himself and is haunted by the thoughts of his ‘could-be-story’. Then comes his shero Mandira who tries to bring purpose to his wandering life and tries to assuage his smouldering mind.
Is Mandira able to save him from losing his lifetime just as another mellowed middle-aged man?
Does Viraj remain mentally behind the bar or grapple with the mundanity of his routine life.