"Astitva" (अस्तित्व), a Marathi translation of original kannad novel 'Tumula' of Sudha Murthy, by Prof A R Yardi. (Narayan Murthy happens to be Sudha Murthy's husband) This is a novella, 97 pages long.
Mukesh Rao is a son of rich Raosaheb and stays in London with his wife. His wife meets an accident and he recieves a message of his fathers death at the same time. So he leaves for India alone. His parents have made him a good human being and a good son. He misses his father and consoles his mother and sister.
After reading of his fathers will everything changes for ever. He does not understand what to do and who he is. He goes on journey to discover himself. His search takes him to Amritsar, UK and USA.
What happens next? Does his search end? How does the book end?
First half of the book is gripping. In second half a twist takes the story tangential. There was a possibility of story going out of control. But Sudha manages to bring it back on track and ends it agreeably.
Not a bad read.
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