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About the Book

Arany Aakhyaan – jan gan van ek aadivaasee yuvak kee chetana, sangharsh aur vichaar-parivartan kee katha hai — jo jangalon kee god mein janma, apanee janajaati chipachipee pahachaan ke saath bada hua, aur antatah ek naksalavaadee vichaaradhaara ko apanaata hai. yah upanyaas moolatah maraathee lekhak vilaas manohar dvaara likha gaya tha, jisaka sheershak tha eka nakshalavaadyaacha janm. yah 1992 mein prakaashit hua aur tab se saamaajik yathaarthavaadee saahity mein ek mahatvapoorn sthaan rakhata hai. hindee anuvaad ke roop mein prastut yah sanskaran — arany aakhyaan – jan gan van — naayak juru ke maadhyam se us samaaj kee katha kahata hai, jise mukhyadhaara kee raajaneeti, shiksha aur nyaay se vanchit rakha gaya. yah keval ek vyakti kee kahaanee nahin hai, balki us jangal kee bhee hai — jo na keval bhaugolik hai, balki saamaajik aur maanasik bhee. yah upanyaas savaal karata hai: kya vichaaradhaara janm se tay hotee hai, ya paristhitiyaan use gadhatee hain? yah ek jeevant chitran hai — aadivaasee jeevan kee baareekiyon, unakee dehabhaasha, unake sangharsh, aur us doharee dahashat kee jo unhen pulis aur maovaad donon se jhelanee padatee hai. yah upanyaas ek riport kee tarah dastaavez bhee hai, ek chintan bhee, aur ek saahityik anubhav bhee — jo paathak ko bheetar tak jhakajhorata hai.

About the Author

Bhatakana mujhe bhaata hai — chaahe aap ise dishaaheen kahen, mujhe koee aapatti nahin. raaste apane badalate rangon aur maun nimantranon ke saath hamesha mujhe kheenchate rahe hain. kitaaben varshon tak meree hamasaphar raheen — kaanon mein duniya kee kahaaniyaan phusaphusaatee raheen. par ab, shabdon ke beech kee khaamoshee kuchh zyaada goonjane lagee hai. sangeet mera sthaayee saathee hai. kaam karate hue ya lambee yaatraon mein, suron kee sangat banee rahatee hai. hindustaanee shaastreey kee gaharaee aur soophee sangeet kee aatmeeyata mujhe bheetar tak chhootee hai. kabhee-kabhee bithovan aur mozaart bhee bina dastak die chale aate hain — jaise puraane dost, jo jaanate hain ki daravaaza khula hee milega. sangeet, mera vishvaas hai, kabhee akela nahin chhodata. prakaash aur chhaaya ke khel mein mujhe kshanon ko kaid karana achchha lagata hai — kaimare kee aankh se. aur jab man karata hai, to shabdon mein bhee bah jaata hoon. pichhale do dashakon se mera kaam skoolee shiksha aur shikshak vikaas ke kshetr mein raha hai. is yaatra mein kuchh saamaajik aandolanon aur saamudaayik abhiyaanon mein bhee samay diya hai.