
and Cricket betting to Wardrobe malfunctions, it's journalist Subbu who has the
story.
Alongside Subbu through most of this is Shekhar Marathe, his one time schoolmate,
now an enforcer with the underworld. Shekhar and Subbu compliment one another, while
Subbu is cerebral and measured in his approach, Shekhar is equipped with a raw anger
and a street-smart approach that only the streets of Mumbai could have thought him.
Adding another element to their relationship is Shekhar's sister Sushama, someone
who holds a special place in Subbu's heart.
From Colaba to suburban Bandra, each adventure succeeds in bringing out a flavour
that is uniquely Mumbai. Subbu & Shekhar are living metaphors for what each one
of us wants to do, but can't. They take us on a series of adventures, each containing
its own underlying message, wrapped in an enjoyable narrative contributing to an
extremely pleasurable read…
About Sulekha Book Series:
The
Sulekha Book Series is an initiative by Sulekha.com which provides an opportunity
for its best blogger's to become authors of books.
A part of the year round Blogprint initiative which sees the creative works of Sulekha
blogger's appear in a host of newspapers and magazines, the Sulekha Book series
will feature both publications of an individual blogger and collective works of
multiple blogger's. This is a tribute to the thousands of blogger's who come together
on Sulekha everyday and share their diverse creative talents….
The Subbu Chronicles unveiled as the first of the Sulekha book series is already a favorite among several bloggers on Sulekha.com blogs. The author B.S Keshav, an architect by profession, has created a niche for himself and his writings vary from short stories to book reviews. He has also been in the limelight this past year as a winner of the Kala Ghoda contest in the flash fiction category and the Peguin BlogPrint.
Set in the heart of Mumbai, the series revolves around a tambram journalist, Subbu, his long time friend and schoolmate Shekar Marathe and Marathe's sister Sushama. While Subbu provides the brain power and Shekhar the muscles it would be good to see Sushama use her intellect in the future and not be portrayed as she is, as Subbu's love.
The stories are not the typical good guy versus bad guys as the author seems to take inspiration from real life incidents to build the characters and his plots. Even though the book looks at events through the eyes of fiction, it gives the reader a sense of realistic familiarity.
Yes, there is flaw if you look too closely in the first para of chapter 1, but the sheer fun of the series makes up for it. I had set aside a part of afternoon for it and read this one straight through. Although I did miss the connectivity between the chapters, overall it was nicely written with straight plots, not a lot of twists and turns, and manages to keep the readers attention.