And Then It Rained

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And Then It Rained

Title : And Then It Rained : Coz Life Ain't Always a Fairytale

Author : Gaurav Dashputra
ISBN : 9380349572
Publisher : Srishti Publications

Book Summary :

“It’s better to let go of someone who loves you... 

than keeping him in... love with you when you know 

you cannot be with him forever...” 

This is what Aarti had told Aman a night before she left him forever...with nothing but those memories of the rains. 

Rains have always been a part of Aman's happiness..! His first bike ride...his first gold medal...his first kiss... it has rained on every occasion! 

Rains have always been SPECIAL! And he believes that all bad things in his life will come to an end with the rains. 

Nagpur...That is where Aman Sarin has lived all his life. That is where he dreamt that someday he would be the next big thing in Bollywood. 

After moving to Mumbai to pursue his education his life is nothing short of a fairytale...he has what most teenagers want...a great group of friends...the charm and the popularity...and to top it all a hot girlfriend. 

They say life is a vicious circle of sorrow and happiness. So what happens when Aman’s fairytale goes wrong? What makes him the guy whom everyone hates...when once he was the guy everyone adored? 

Will Aman put back the pieces of his life and rise above all else? Will his dream of filling SRK’s shoes ever come true? 

But most importantly for Aman...after a rough summer... Will it Rain Again?

Excerpt from the book...

Bombay Rains 2008

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Mumbai’s Chatrapati Shivaji

International Airport…the outside temperature is 27 degree

Celsius. We hope you have a pleasant stay in Mumbai…thank you

for choosing Jet Lite.’ The air hostess announced

I was here. Mumbai…I was in Mumbai. The city of dreams…the

business capital of India. A city where more than a thousand people

come every day to fulfill their dreams. Some come here to get a job.

Some come here to make it in movies. Some come here to become

Sachin Tendulkar. Well as for the rest they just come here in search

for a better life. Everybody just wants to make a name for himself.

Everybody just wants to make it big. For some of them their dreams

do get shape and turn into reality. But for the others…what can I

say…I guess Mumbai happens to them. As for me…I was just a guy

who had come here to get his Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and

Surgery. But somewhere within me too there was this boy with stars

in his eyes and a dream that someday I might become the next Shah

Rukh Khan.

I claimed my baggage and hired a taxi and was soon travelling

along the streets of Mumbai. Everything seemed to be so fast here.

Everyone seemed to be in so much of a hurry; speeding vehicles on

the Western Express highway. People running across roads before the

signal turned red again making their way to board those overcrowded

trains which looked as if they would break down anytime. Something

like a traffic jam created such a ruckus amongst people like the world

was coming to an end. Over the years that I have spent in Mumbai I

can describe the city as…yeh sheher me ek apna hi nasha hai. Mumbai

to me is like indigenous liquor. We drink it all in…it may not always

go down smooth…you may love it you may hate it…but once you

are addicted to it…you can’t live without it. I had been born and

brought up in Nagpur where I had lived all my life until now. Nagpur

was a city which ran at its own dilly dally pace; a place where if you

had to meet someone at five you would have to tell that person to be

ready at four. And even if that person did manage to get ready by

four for your meeting and you got late…well who cares…its Nagpur

after all. So the sheer presence of the quick pace of this city thrilled

me.

About the Author :

Gaurav Dashputra is currently completing his medical education from Dr.D.Y.Patil University in Navi Mumbai. Originally from Nagpur where he finished his schooling, he now lives in Mumbai where he plans to settle down. But most of the odds are against that. 

And Then It Rained is his debut novel. He has written two plays for his college festival and is gifted with a great sense of humor and wit which has always helped him be a crowd pleaser. 

Gaurav loves to swim and was a national gold medalist in his school days. He is a huge foodie and loves to eat. He is a huge movie buff and a diehard fan of Bollywood movies. He pretty much watches everything. If you see a mysterious black Santro on the streets of Navi Mumbai post-midnight you can pretty much be sure it’s him. Stop him, ask him to pull over and say hi without hesitation. And if that sounds a little bizarre.


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