I was familiar with Hussain's writing and his reflections on partition through his novel Basti (shortlisted for the Man Booker in 2013), which was part of my bachelor's syllabus. Through this book, Day And Dastan, which collects two novellas into one, I once again got an opportunity to peek into the fragmented and dilapidated world of Hussain, caused by partition
Once again, due to a conference scheduled at the Humanities Department, I got a chance to explore it. It's been over a month since I visited BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan and I must say, now and then I keep going back to it, a part of it is due to the lovely people I met there and partly due to the campus to which I fell in love with
Now coming to the play, A Very Simple Story is not that simple. Even the props on the stage appears to be simple but in real it's not, since it's should be crafted in such a way to handle the weight of 2-3 actors, since then and now, they would ascend on it to escape from family members. The whole set up appears a space in rural area. There is a large box from where characters will take out props now and then and sometimes, hide in them as well.
During my bachelor's days, I remember preparing an itinerary for Dharamsala and McLeodganj, since I was passionate about starting my own travel agency. As far as I could recall, I did include 'Triund Trek' in the itinerary back then. However, after seven years of writing and accomplishing the Triund trek, I feel there is a wide gap between what I perceived then and what it actually is. Isn't it true that every trek is unique, with its own beauty and challenges?
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