"Asmita (अस्मिता)" a Marathi (मराठी) book by Suryakant Jadhav (सूर्यकांत जाधव). This book is published by Mehta Publishing House in 2011 and has 278 pages. I read the book through Grantha Tumchya Dari (ग्रंथ तुमच्या दारी) scheme of Kusumagraj Pratishthan (कुसुमाग्रज प्रतिष्ठान).
This is the story of Inspector Sanjay Patil's (संजय पाटील) search of a young girl Asmita (अस्मिता), who has gone missing. A mysterious Guru called Gurumani (गुरूमणी) offers his help to Sanjay to find Asmita. They are fighting against a gang, a MP and Sarpraj maharaj (सर्पराज महाराज).
Will Sanjay take help? Or will he take the evidence and clue route? Does he believe in such powers? Do such powers exist? Can he find Asmita alive?
This book explores the world of esoteric, unnatural (अघोरी) powers, black magic, spells etc in the modern world. A number of readers will give it a miss only because of above. Fight between good powers and bad powers (सुष्ट व दुष्ट) is an eternal battle that has been presented and written about for years in various forms & in all civilizations.
Narration is semi interesting. Story is decently paced. You do not get bored. It covers the land mafia, construction mafia, fishing mafia, corruption, black magic, police, politicians and much more.
I thought that the author had tried to rope in too many things in the book. Initially the focus is on land mafia, then it moves to Sarpraj maharaj, then to human sacrifice to fishers to land mafia again. In order to cover everything he is all over the place. Defeat of Sarpraj majaraj is a classic anti climax. The story drags unnecessarily after that, should have been rapped up quickly. It's a violent story with more than a dozen deaths.
Book cover is not attractive but it's apt for the subject. However it may repel a few readers.
Read it if you don't mind the subject, otherwise give it a miss.
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