Lappujhanna is a beautiful story written for a master by his disciple. The author has not forgotten the memory of his childhood till date and in those memories the author's special friend is also there, the special friend who had been there at some point in our life and is always remembered.
Lappujhanna is our own story, Lappujhanna is us, for whom this world is too small, so small that we want to take full measure of it by making a ruckus with our friends.
Publisher - Hind yugm
Price- 199₹
Edition- First and Second in January
Writer- Ashok Pandey
The cover picture of the book defies the English proverb 'Don't judge a book by its cover', It gives a zeal towards the book. Try to identify this enthusiasm, it looks the same as it was during the childhood. It gives the feeling of playing cricket barefoot and driving an aluminum wire car. The last cover introduces the writer with a photo of him, which was necessary.
The book begins with a letter written by Sanjay Chaturvedi in which Arabic words like Sadiq, Makhluk have been used.The letter depicts that the book is written on the background of Ramnagar, a small town in Uttarakhand.
After this the story of 'Manzaro mai tha jo shahar basa' begins. The author has written amazingly using the mixture of indigenous and foreign words.
The author takes the book forward by telling the story of his childhood to the readers. Knowing the questions arising in the child's mind about other religions and other genders, will hook the readers mind in the book.
If you read the catchy headline like 'Bagad bille ka toncha', you will start remembering the sharp mind of children, then the word like 'padaya' will also be recalled again in your forgotten dictionary.
Author is also seen playing with words and thoughts while delivering his experience to the readers through the book.
On one hand, the author makes the readers chuckle by writing the sentence "Paitai Kato Uncleji Aul Apna Kaam Kalo" coming from his friend Lafattu, and on the other hand, the way the eye of the bagarbilla has been described makes the picture of such in the mind of the readers.
The blueprint of the geographical location of Ramnagar has also been drawn in an excellent way.
In the Internet era, where we hardly know our neighborhood, this story seems like a fairy tale to read about the relationship of the author with his neighbors in his childhood, going to Ramlila, playing cricket etc.
The author keeps the readers connected throughout in the book by delivering his life stances in the form of a text.
The story of the Bonne's cycle and his life with the words like 'Chote Lafattu' will make you laugh.
It is not that the book is written just to make the readers laugh. 'Tanda fitabl club aur Pele ka bada bhai' begins with narrating the plight of the local players and ends with narrating the story of the players who didn't get the chance to play at high level.
Reading 'Nau fut ki khaat aur australia k rashtrapti ka aagman' will make you curious to visit Ramnagar. Reading about cricket will also make you remember the recent film '83'. The scene of the arrival of the Australian President will then take readers back in time.
Till now the readers will be immersed in the native-foreign language of the book.
Lafattu Aur Tiwari Masab Ka Duo will make you laugh out loud while reminding you of your school days. The lines' Lafattu tab tak mahachor k roop mai is kadar vikhyat ho chuka tha ki apne ghar se use ek purana akhbaar tak laane nahi dia jata tha. Jab vah ek baar dress pehan kar ready ho jata to uske pitaji use dubara nanga karte aur basta khaali karwakar jaamatalashi lete the ' will tell the readers that Lafattu is the Rajpal Yadav of the book and these lines written above in his glorification also proves it.
In 'Brace Brace, Bresu Tea Thani Jo Dal Gaya Wo Mal Gaya', falling in love with Madhubala and the rumor of Saibaba writer has been shown towards a different stretch of child's mind. In the book, the impact of films on the child's mind has been explained to the readers in a very effective manner.
In the game of swapping 'B' and 'Bh', the author has proved his writing skills. In the book you also get to read the less heard word 'Guruputra'.
Reading the title 'Fuchchi Kaptan ki Aashiqui' reminds me of the dying loveletter trend, then Lafattu saying to his father "Balb ko bhalb kaite ho aap! kya khak englit palaoge papa" makes you also a character of the book. All these are the parts of the book that can start the trend of reading Hindi books again. In the hindi movie Pushpa, as pushpa says 'Jhukhega Nahi' the same way Lafattu also has the potential to become a known character of the country.
The story behind giving Pet name like Gobar Doctor, Jagua Ponk is also written in detail by the author.
A line like 'Ramnagar ka Kalaparakhi Samaj Purnamudit ho jaata' indicates the writer's excellent command in Hindi.
Reading 'Jyaul, Urus ki Moofalli, Morram and Brichharaupad' reveales the thoughts in the minds of children and how the seeds of distance between Hindus and Muslims are planted in their childhood. Reading further, the book also reminds us of the days when rich and poor children used to study together in government schools.
The story of Lafattu driving a beggar sitting in a barring cart will make a lot of laughs, then after some time the book will start making the readers emotional.
Now a great story seems to be moving towards its end.
Naseem Anjum's entry is no less than an actress.
The introduction of 'Nasbandi aur lakdi ka rack' makes your mouth watery. The story of the sugar's vegetable continues to tickle the readers even in the last pages of the book.
Page 216 is the essence of the book. After finishing the book, you will definitely feel like meeting the writer and asking him a lot of questions about Lafattu, Bagadbilla and eating Bumpakoda in Ramangar with the help of map drawn in the author's imagination.
Review by - Himanshu Joshi
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