With You; Without You by Prabhat Ranjan: Preview

Prabhat Ranjan’s novel With You; Without You is all set to be released in the second week of September 2017. A story that features the theme of a complicated love triangle with an exploration into the philosophical and psychological dimensions of love and friendship makes Prabhat Ranjan a subject of discussion and his debut work. Therefore, Desi Readers has offered a preview of With You; Without You to readers who love reading Hindi novels. Trust us; the novel is a book worth buying that you will surely enjoy reading!

Who are the people you will meet in the novel?
In the words of the author himself, as the blurb tells:

“रमी के लिए निशिन्द दोस्त है तो आदित्य प्यार,
लेकिन निशिन्द के लिए रमी दोस्त भी है और प्यार भी।
रश्मि देसाई के लिए आदित्य दोस्त है तो निशिन्द प्यार,
लेकिन निशिन्द के लिए रश्मि देसाई सिर्फ दोस्त है।

There are three major characters in the novel—high school friends who enter a complicated relationship swaying between love and friendship—Nishind, Rami, and Aditya. The novel documents their lives right from the beginning of their youth.

What is the theme of the novel?

Prabhat Ranjan tells about the theme of the novel:
“जीवन के दो भिन्न मोड़ के बीच दोस्ती और प्यार के उलझन को सुलझाती, प्यार वाली दोस्ती और दोस्ती वाला प्यार के बीच के फर्क को समझाती, सच्चे प्यार और सच्ची दोस्ती की परिभाषा गढ़ती, एक दुसरे से जुड़ी दो प्रेम कहानियाँ।”

The novel tells about love and friendship in English and tries to differentiate between these feelings. There are two love stories in the novel With You; Without You. You must find out about these two stories once you have read the book. In short, I can suggest that the novel opens up with Rami, Nishind and Aditya, the three significant characters, enjoying their childhood. During their early schooling and high school life, they spend time together and become close to each other. It seems like these three characters cannot live without each other. During the development of the storyline, Rami takes the help of Nishind in proposing to Aditya. However, Nishind, out of his love for Rami, Nishind botches the plot and hurts his friends’ love story. We will not open up much about it as you might think it as a spoiler…

How does the novel end?

The author believes in a happy ending. Get it clear. However, he does not shy away from bringing tragedies in between, which might shake the deepest cores of the main characters! Prabhat does not open up much about the novel’s ending, but yes, he assures readers will love how the story ends. A slow-moving storyline catches speed towards its conclusion. It will make readers happy and also satisfied.

Are there any deeper meanings in the novel?

Sure, the way we have read it, you can find reflections of the author’s feministic ideas, philosophical reflections, societal ideas, and many other significant discourses that we generally don’t get to read in contemporary Hindi literature. His novel seems a major breakthrough for Hindi writing and Hindi literature readers!

Where can I know more about the author?
You can know more about the author on his official website.