"Atra, Tatra, Sarvatra (अत्र, तत्र, सर्वत्र)" a Marathi (मराठी) book by Aniruddha Banhatti (अनिरुद्ध बनहट्टी). This book is published by Esahitya pratishthan in 2015 and has 50 pages. The booklet is a collection of 3 stories.
In 'Atra (अत्र)' meaning 'Here', Rewati, a 30 years old unmarried lady works in a mall. She finds a hidden and furnished suit in the basement mall that provides her material pleasures, all material pleasures. Is it a parallel world? Would she like to be 'here'?
In 'Tatra (तत्र)' meaning 'There', Girish, a middle aged painter starts seeing things that ask him to go 'There'. 'There' is a location where he was found unconscious and a young girl, subject of his portrait, was found dead. What is 'there'?
In Sarvatra (सर्वत्र) meaning 'everywhere', Sudheer wakes up in a hospital. He goes in and our of consciousness and in this state of delirium he revisits his memories, not only from past but from past lives as well. He also remembers each death, each a sudden death. Will he live or die and will he go 'Everywhere'?
All stories have psychological complexity. They are the thoughts which are generally not spelled out. They linger on the border of reality and fantasy.
Each story has one or more deaths. Each story has sex (श्रृंगार) in it. The description is bold. In each story the main character tries something different, something exciting, something forbidden to break away from every day life but can not really do it.
Why the name Atra, Tatra, Sarvatra (Here, there, everywhere). Well probably only to rhyme. The names of the stories could have been something else as well.
This book is published only as eBook, not printed and is free for download to everyone. A good initiative by esahitya.
Read it for a change.
