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Mani Shankar

Mani Shankar Soni is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He is currently a student of - Bachelor of pharmacy, in the Professional Education field. His hobbies are: Reading books of foreign authors, and listening the Classical music. 

INTERVIEW 

(Questions and Answers, in a conversation with Monika Singh and Mani Shankar)

If you could tell your younger self anything, what would it be?

Mani: In my opinion: "Do not be sad if someone rejected you. Because people usually leave expensive things and go for the cheap one".

What does literary success look like to you?

Mani: In my opinion, Literary success is the development of mostly pastime uses activities, creativeness and many other things related to present in that time.

Does a big ego help or hurt dreamers?

Mani: Mostly big ego always hurt Dreamers.

What was an early experience where you learned that language (written words) had power?

Mani: According to my experience, language always works as a medium to understand communication, be it is written or spoken.

What period of your life do you find most valuable, enjoyable & eye-opening too? (Child, teenager, young adult).

Mani: I found Teenager is the part of my life and most enjoyable, & valuable

Do you Google yourself?

Mani: Yes! I do google myself.

Biggest judgmental point in society for boys?

Mani: Biggest judgmental point in society for boys is related to the job and marriage.

One rule you want to break in our society and family for boys / girls?

Mani: I want to break the rule regulations for the girls, so that they can grow with boys.

Dreams and goal of your life?

Mani: The dream of my life is not big, but it is not small as well, so I want all those things, I those qualities that can give me identity in the society.

Who is your ideal in your life?

Mani: My mother is my ideal in my life. But the word have not the capacity to explain their feelings.

What do you think, people try to control the power of boys in the name of responsibility?

Mani: Yes, people suppress the feelings of boys in the name of responsibility. They do not have enough time for themselves too. So, I think no one can understand their feelings.

What is your favorite childhood book?

Mani: I have a favorite poetry book:The random house book of poetry.

One thing, that always makes you happy, and you want to dance that time?

Mani: Only friends make me happy.

Which change need our country for basic & real education?

Mani: New syllabus according to Hindu culture can change the real education & basic education.

One thing you want to do for your parents?

Mani: I have many dreams for my parents. I can not explain it, that are decided by future.

Family or a friend, which one is comfortable for you, to share yourself?

Mani: Family and friends both help me in sadness.

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Original Source: Mani Shankar, dreamer - Interview Conversation with Monika Singh

Book Title: The Curse of Kukkutarma 

Author: Prateep Roy

Genre: Science fiction + Mythology 

Book Review

The story starts with - punishing the students of class 10th, by a harsh nature teacher. The reason behind punishment is - Someone split the ink on Shirt of a simple & humble teacher. But such hard punishment was prohibited in the school.

The Principal of school, was passing nearby, and he Observed the teacher punishing the Kid. He asked him to stop it. 

Later, Principal Mr. Brown asked the little boy about his introduction. He introduced himself as Opamanyu Sen. And his mother called him Opu with Love. He is from 6th standard, but he was in the class 10th, as he was aware about the stuff which teachers were teaching in 6th standard. 

When he visited to his home, her mother Observed her hand was badly hurt, and she asked him about the reasons. His father Mr. Dwarkanath was trustee of that school. And he said to stop funding the school.

Suddenly, Mr. Father Brown visited to their home and informed his Dad that, they have suspended that teacher for such Karma. Along with it, he told his parents that their son is Prodigy. He has extraordinary skills. His mind is sharp and ahead of the children of his age. 

The discussion goes on, and he asked them to reflect over his studies and take suggestions from Jagdish Chandra Bose (1st Indian Scientist, who got Patent). 

Later, he was sent to London for his education. His father has now high expectations like miracles from his son, as everyone in the surrounding was saying he is brilliant & extraordinary. 

During that year, World War 1 broken out, and it effected a lot of things. 

Though, Opu met Isla and his brother, and tried to execute his ideas and plans with them. This is how, they were able to start the preparation of Atityan (a project for spacecraft model). And all 3 were lost in the project deeply. 

This book has a blend of history, mythology, science fiction; hand in hand. The story plot is based in the 1900s and revolves around the prodigy kid Opu and his brilliance about interest in Time traveling. 

His dream of inventing a time machine, which can help him to travel back in the past, and met the Bhisma of Mahabharata, and why he died, even when he was blessed by boon. 

This led him to take his ideas and interest seriously. 

My take on Narration:

The Narration could have been more smooth, if a lot of details (explanation of ancient history details) could have been provided in the end, instead of starting and in mid of chapters. 

Along, with it, as the book is fiction, so there is not a greater role of research done by Author. Though it's doing great on research based part.

What I Like: I like the theme line & blend of history and mythology, along with the prodigy of Opu.

Recommended: If you like books based on science fiction + Mythology, you may also like this one.

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Original Source: The Curse of Kukkutarma by Prateep - Book Review