Basra Streets by Dr Ajay Sharma (Petro Fiction)
by Ajay Sharma
2019188 pages
About the book
Sandeep Chahal is an avid scholar of contemporary literature with a voracious penchant for research and studies in English Literature. He has to his acclaim 16 research papers of literature and language in famed international and national ISSN journals. He has also translated renowned Hindi novel Basra ki Galiyan into English as Basra Streets, in 2007, the first ever petro fiction on the estranged US Iraq imbroglio and oil politics. It was received with verve among the readers and media .Presently, he is working as Associate Professor in PG Department of English, in Doaba College, Jalandhar (Punjab).
Dr. Ajay Sharma is a doctor by profession and a writer by passion. He is an acclaimed Hindi novelist who has written 10 novels viz. Chehra aur Parchai, Khuli Hui Khidki, Akash Ka Sach, Basra Ki Galian, Kal Katha, Shehar Par Lagi Ankhen, Nau Dishayen, Bhagwa, Kagad Kalam Na Likhanhar & Samandar Aur Safed Gulab. He has also penned Drama Challa Mur Kay Ni Aaya in Punjabi. Till date 25 M.Phils and 2 Ph.D have been completed on hi s novels in different universities. He has also written script for 26 episodes of TV Serial entitled Adharshila for DD Kissan Channel. Currently, he is working as Magazine Editor in Hindi Daily Dainik Savera.
Contents
- Dr Ajay Sharma’s acclaimed work Basra Ki Galiyan has become the first contemporary Hindi novel to be translated into English. Prof. Sandeep Chahal, PG Department of English, Doaba College Jalandhar has translated the work, now titled as Basra Streets. Interestingly, the novel, plot of which deals with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 by USA. Dr Sharma has successfully created a microcosm out of a macrocosm by drawing an exquisite parallel between the Vietnam-US war and US-Iraq imbroglio. It is also a stinging attack on oil politics and arm twisting technique of the developed countries to dominate the developing nations.
- – Dharmendra Joshi, The Tribune , July 20, 2007
- An English translation of Dr Ajay Sharma’s novel Basra Ki Galiyan ... highlights social realism, mental conflict and the deep psychological insight of an Indian doctor in a city torn apart by the US-Iraq war.
- – Manpreet Randhawa, Hindustan Times , July 28, 2007
- Two worlds, both powerful in their own right but estranged in thoughts, beliefs, ideas and war Dr. Ajay Sharma has succeeded in bringing these two worlds together in his book Basra Ki Galiyan. The first novel on the estranged US-Iraq relationship by an Indian in any Indian Language.
- – Anju Agnihotri, The Indian Express , September 25, 2004
- Be it plight turmoil of Iraqi citizens post US-Iraq war or the fate of a girl child in Arabian and Asian Countries, Basra Ki Galiyan Openly attacks the oil politics and gimmicks of the developed countries which try to subjugate the third world countries.
- – Disney Brar, The Hindustan Times , September 8, 2005
Editions
| Format | ISBN | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 9789388859059 | ₹395 |
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