Avinash Pushkarna.
My Red Butterfly
Love is divine, love is pristine. Love could be agony, love could be bliss. It’s God’s wonderful gift. All are not ordained to be smitten by the love bug; only the chosen few are lucky. For love, you need a heart that feels, that throbs, that is brimming with sentiments and emotions … a heart that is immaculate, impeccable and pure. My Red Butterfly is a tale modest yet sublime; of unparalleled love and romance. It could be of any one of us; of requited or unrequited love; successful or torn apart. An enchanting story of an innocent boy Rohit, struck by cupid when barely 16, with aspirations to be a doctor and win his love. Set during the late seventies and early eighties, it takes you across many states in India and the ups and downs of Rohit’s journey of life and the people who influence him and shape his life. It’s a story of hope, aspirations, deep filial bonds, and unadulterated cords of friendship. It’s a story to relive and remember … story of an era when love was not alloyed with materialism and practicalities … when relationships were not tortuous but were straight and heartfelt. It’s a story that will touch the inner chords of your heart. You may wish to fall in love again … or even the first time around if you haven’t before …
Celestial Bonds
Kabir, a young, diligent customs officer in Delhi, is haunted by weird dreams of medieval times: of Seas and ships; wars and violence; blood and gore. When his first love, Nisha, a beautiful fashion designer, deserts him, heartbroken, he finds an escape through his posting to Mumbai. But there, the horror of his dreams intensifies, and more so after his official visit to Goa! A surreal violin tune keeps resonating in his mind! Rendered a nervous wreck due to hallucinations and insomnia, he approaches a past life regression expert and during the sessions, he untangles the mystery of his intricate and enduring ‘Celestial Bonds’ of love with his soulmates of past and present and perhaps future too! ‘Celestial Bonds’ is a riveting and fascinating narrative that also enlightens about the birth of Islam in the 7th Century A.D, its spread across the continents, the fierce rivalry between Christianity and Islam, and the bitter legacy of Islamic rule in Spain and Portugal. It’s also the saga of courage, ambition, enterprise, and avarice of the Portuguese, propelling them to navigate the treacherous seas from the faraway Iberian Peninsula of Europe to the Malabar and Konkan coasts in search of riches of India, traversing the unexplored shores of Africa: to wipe out Islam and set up a global Sea Empire!