In 498A : Fears and Dreams the author asserts that right knowledge, right philosophy, and right conduct are main pillars of society, and condemns ego, lechery, greed, violence, falsehood, untruth, unwisdom, hypocrisy etc. Still he hopes for a bright and new prosperous society if people decide to give up deceit, cunningness, and wickedness. Happy married life can be led by couples if they follow the dictates of tolerance, compromise, self-help, personal duty as well as personal freedom. Tanvi, Anjula, and G.K. are responsible for their miseries and loneliness as they go astray and fail to compromise with realities of married life. Men have to realize that women are not mere toys to be played with. Here an effort has been made to support the just demands of women as mental liberty is equally important for them too. Moreover, this fiction has been related with fine arts and truth. Of course, each person has to be conscious of her/his responsibilities to society at large.
About the author
Professor Vikas Sharma is hailed as a wondrous and astonishing author, ever since his debut novel “Raah Ke Pathar” themed around Hindu-Muslim unity, released in the year 2021 which is now procurable in English translation entitled “Never Together, Never Apart”. He is primarily a Poet and a Novelist. There are fifty research papers to his credit, which have been published in national and international journals. He has also published an anthology of short stories and poetry entitled ‘Epiphanies’ under his name. He has not only guided and supervised but also helped his more than twenty research scholars who have successfully been awarded Ph.D under his able guidance. Prof. Sharma is presently Head of the Department of English at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.). Deeply interested in delivering lectures related to politics, literature, social and cultural issues, he is popular for teaching comparative method of literature to his students. When not writing or teaching, he can be spotted immersed in conferences and seminars, discussing social and literary topics. Being a member of editorial board of three international and national journals, Prof. Vikas Sharma is a very fascinating personality. His aim is to appeal to the hearts of his readers and students. “LOVE’S NOT TIME’S FOOL’is his first English Novel along with ‘I AS TODAY’, a second novel written by him which is already popular among readers, and ‘498 A: FEARS & DREAMS’ that is third novel to dwell upon. His fourth novel, ‘MEDICINE: LIGHT IN TWILIGHT” is a meritorious representation of fiction for a discerning reader.
