In Ashes & Fire the picture of modern Laxmi Bai is painted as a victorious woman who is reduced to ashes by the gangsters of Ghaziabad. Being the former Under Officer of N.C.C. she faced the challenges of life to nourish her three children. Of course, like Nana and Lady Chatterley, she had weakness for sex yet she faced the new gangsters to protect her job and institute in the male-dominated society. In spite of the half-insanity and hallucinations of second husband, she didn’t surrender before hard situations. She felt obliged to her father as the latter took care of her at every step of life. The novel is a treatise on various shades of realism, a record of hardships and adventures of a modern woman of courage. After all, Suvidha proved her mental courage and ultimately came with flying colours.
A Delightful reading by all means.
About the Author
Professor Vikas Sharma is hailed as a wondrous and astonishing author, ever since his debut novel “Raah Ke Patthar” 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 readers and students. “Love’s Not Time’s Fool” is his first English Novel along with “IAS 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 huge success. Fifth novel, written by him entitled “Ashes & Fire” is a meritorious representation of fiction for a discerning reader.
