Dafa Chaurasi

Looking closely at the gleaming face and curly hair of the lover who stood defiant, chest out, ready to take bullets, Baldeva said dismissively, “Bullets are very expensive these days.” As he turned to leave, the painter grabbed his shoulder and said, “Look, Baldeva, if you don’t kill me, I will kill you. Either way, his problem will be solved. So, what do you say?” On one side is the painter’s love and sacrifice; on the other, the bandit Baldeva’s violence and vengeance. This is their extraordinary clash — a poignant tale that Pandit Anand Kumar first wrote for the film Anokhi Raat and now presents as a novel: a moving story that touches the human heart.