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TGS LIFE DECEMBER 20, 2014 PUNE
features Ajay Pandey’s Resonance is a book about fictional struggle encapsulated within 26/11 circumstances
A fiction set across real backdrop
By Yash Daiv
encapsulate the essence of the struggle on a large canvas. It was like drawing out a real incident on the pages with no room for loopholes or thinning of the plot. It had to be intense and jay Pandey, additional commissioner of Income unified. Tax, Mumbai has a penchant for thrillers. The language of the book fluctuates from simple to literary His various reading habits provoked him to narration in some parts. “I have utilised simple language to write. His reading spans from classic thrillers convey the complexity of day to day life, its transition into by Irwing Wallace to John Grisham. His extraordinary events and then the culmination. The pace book Resonance released on June 1 is a thriller with 26/11 of the book and the precision of facts are ingrained in the as a premise. “Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth inspired language,” he said. me to test my imagination. Thus Resonance happened,” he The precision involved a lot of scientific research as well as said. The first edition of the book has already gone into its official consultation. The scientific research included reading fourth reprint which is an achievement about the bombs. “The book talks about for a debut author. For him, it is like a Sebtex, the most powerful explosive. I nurtured dream which has materialised had to list down a few such entities to into reality. He recounts the process of finalise upon one that goes best with “I have utilised writing the book, the research that has the plot,” he said. simple language to gone behind the sensitive topic. On asking if such research or the convey the complexity topic itself landed him into controversy, The story begins in 1971, the Pakistan-Bangladesh war, where the he said, “I have maintained a neutral of day-to-day life, second lieutenant, Imran is captured. view throughout. However, I felt the its transition into He is tortured for five years which need to stop at one point.” The draft was fills him with contempt. Later he joins extraordinary events and thoroughly consulted by people from the ISI and retires peacefully. His son intelligence and police, to get it right then the culmination.” procedure-wise. Thus it has avoided any however by fluke gets caught in the 26/11 circumstance. And from there form of censorship or controversy. on events complicate and unfurl into a In fact people have accepted the veritable climax. book for storytelling merit. Pandey Pandey extensively researched the real circumstances for wanted it to be accepted for the same. “So far, I haven’t received them to fit into his fiction. “I have friends at the civil military any critical review from anyone,” he said. The book has taken near Pune and is quite aware with its functioning. Through the online market by the go, by garnering rave reviews with an discussions and casual meetings I learnt a lot about 26/11. average rating of 4.9 out of 5 on flipkart and amazon. It began from this place itself that I started drawing my Pandey has already started writing his second novel. The characters for the story,” he said. yet untitled piece is set on a larger canvas. “It will be a journey Besides 26/11 he has also read books that capture India’s of an Indian man across The United States, the then-USSR freedom movement and Libya’s struggle. The books, he feels, and China,” he said. He looks forward to another success. were necessary to the backbone of the book. It helped him yashdaiv@gmail.com @yash009
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