Hurry Om Hari
By Parul Tyagi
Review By Ila Garg
Hurry Om Hari, a
novel by the prolific writer Parul Tyagi, is published by Half Baked Beans
Publishers. The cover is beautiful, pleasant to the eyes and it thoroughly intrigues
the readers. Manoj Nath has done a good job with the cover art. The title is
direct and attracts the readers.
A marketer
by profession and a writer by interest - Parul Tyagi is also a mother, traveler,
foodie and film buff. Her debut novella came out in 2013. Apart from this, she
is an MBA who has worked across the corporate and not for profit sector,
building brands or nurturing them. Her foray into active writing is an ode to
her curiousity towards life, observations of real life characters and urge to
simplify complexities. Hurry Om Hari is
all set to be a new benchmark in her literary career.
The blurb reads as, “Hurry
up or be left out!”
Haven’t we all heard this at least
thousand times in our lives? (Okay you must have heard more.) The point is we
are all in a hurry to make something. Be it careers, relationships, excuses,
success, cover ups, babies, lives.
Om and Hari.
Their dreams may be at the far ends of a
rope, their journeys may be markedly different from each other’s but their
desire is common - to make it on their own!
What makes this even more tedious is
their race against time in doing so. They are the dreamers, the strugglers, the
under dogs, the go getters, the nerve wreckers, the charmers and... they are
You!”
The book is laced with realism and makes you relate to every
word that you read. This is a story centered on Om and Harini. They are first
forced to meet each other by their families and like each other to eventually agree
to marry. They are different and yet are always coming together. Then what is
this invisible thread that links them? Perhaps their determination to reach
their goals.
The story moves in a flow and nowhere will a reader feel any
disconnect. One can imagine it as a film going on in front of you. The subject
is tackled beautifully by the skilful author. Both Om and Harini aspire to be
something, achieve their dreams, and subsequently end up helping each other in
reaching their individual destinations.
The
short little letters exchanged between them are interestingly written. Also the
language is easy to comprehend and style of narration is unique. The ease of their love story and the way Om and Harini
are connected to each other, the instrumental role that their dreams played in
their love tale, and how they acted as each other’s aid are some of the many reasons
why you will keep turning the pages to find out what happens in Hurry Om Hari. Another reason that would
keep you glued to this book would be the beauty with which Parul Tyagi has
woven this saga.
Further, this 130 page book is well written and moves beyond the
regular romance novels. What makes it stands out is the realistic approach that
the author took in characterizing Om and Harini as real beings with real dreams
and an unflinching hope to fulfill their journey. It’s a light read and one can
easily carry it while travelling to read along. Along with Om and Harini, other
characters in the book such as Harini’s Dad and Mom, Om’s Dad, Bobby Bhabhi and
Om’s friends make the story lively and never lets you get bored.
My Verdict: To find
out whether Om and Harini are successful in achieving what they wished for or
not, how they managed to be perfect for each other and be helpful to each other,
what happened to them and their love story in the end; you will have to read
the novel, Hurry Om Hari.
“Hari gathered herself a bit. Now was
the time to let him know of her plan. It was time to take some action. She realized
how safe she felt with Om around and she loved this feeling.”
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