Book review : The open diary of remarkable days

Book review :
This book is a beautiful memoir of the author providing a brief from her birth , childhood, adulthood, marriage, seeking education to becoming a mother in law. She has meticulously put forward the issues or turbulations suffered by many people during partition of India or of Bengal.

She is born and brought up in Shillong where her father came in 1942. But during partition of Bengal thousands of Hindus were attacked and forced to seek refuge in India. She shares her little incidents of negligence and many more of her childhood. She was a brilliant student and score good marks in all her classes. Her fathers wish to literate her as much as he can is a foundation stone of her life.

She shares that she was totally a stranger to her husband till marriage as both were only allowed to see each other at the ceremonies. But gradually they shared a strong bond that last till date. Her struggle to complete her studies, motherhood, teaching for years, acting Principal for some time and now an author.

Her traumatic experience when her father lost his property and house in 1979 in free India. They lost their house in 1979. After marriage on 10th October 1979, when they went to Shillong, they could not enter in their own house as there was a big riot and the complete house was destroyed. They went to her Mama's house as living in Shillong was trivial at that point of time. The mental turmoil of pain, emotions , revenge , helplessness and much more is vividly depicted.

I admired the way She has explained PELT which means Praise, Encouragement, Love and Trust. From her teaching experience, she has put forward this concept that can be used in any type of education whether it is direct or indirect. The little proses pour a deep impact.

Overall, this book depicts the life of a person who suffered the chaos of partition, little money, timely marriage , working day and night , a loving family and a grown up mother in law who believes love is not forced but freedom to live and be respected always.

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