Book Name:Saray Bazar Me Raqsaan
Author:Asim Anjum
Publisher:Media Graphisc, A-997, Sector 11-A, North Karachi.
Pages:224
Price:Rs. 450/-
Nasim Anjum: A veteran fiction writer, literary critic-cum researcher, playwright, short story writer, editor of monthly “Chand Gari”, sub-editor of “Sports International as well as columnist. She has three collections of short fictions to her credit. Now she has come out with her new novel “Saray Bazzar Raqsaan”.
It is her fifth novel. Previously, her four long fiction publications (novels) “Kainaat”, “Nark”, “Patwaar” and “Aahat” had been published by the renowned publishers and got popularity among the readers.
It may be mentioned here that two additions of her two novels “Kainaat” and “Nark” published on readers demand. Nasim Anjum may be called a multi-dimensional literary figure and also a busiest writer.
“Sary Bazaar Raqsaan” is a pathetic story of a girl whose parents along with her were burn by the extremist Hindus when they were migrating from India to Pakistan after partisan. Miraculously she saved but injured and found faint near by the incident by a noble Hindu family and they brought up and patronize her as daughter.
Though she was alive and growing up but the miseries and difficulties remained always with her even after marriage. She had to alive under the clutches of injustices, up-handedness, Cheatings, beatings, fear and terror. She was also raped by a miscreant, merciless and greedy TAFU. It is not possible to give the summery of the novel. All events, which occurred in the novel, may be known to study the book.
The author has brilliantly highlighted the various social loopholes such as corruptions, political-cum religious exploitations, Hooliganism, Karokari, Kidnapping and Cheating. But there is no any impression of sloganize, propaganda, teaching-like open advices. She has that very style of expression which may be called artistic.
Her vocabularies, idioms, phrases and metaphors are attractive and matching with her subject matters. As a seasoned fiction writer she knows that very technique that how any particular event and situation can be applied that would be charming and interesting for her readers.
The main character (Neelam), Tafoo, Ba Ba Sain and his family members, Nasir (Neelam’s husband) have not only been created successfully but also well-treated. Her way of expression is smooth and qualitative. The wrap and woof of the novel under discussion is well-managed having compact texture.
In her novels and short stories she comes up as a genuine champion of women’s rights, freedom, equality justice as well as their respects.
She is not like those so-called women writers who pose themselves unnecessarily sympathizers and champions of their own folk. The novel has the quality of arresting the readers’ attentions and compels them to study it till the finish.