Bikhabar Khoshdel: On 'The Call of the Citadel' by Dr. Parneet Jaggi and Dr. Vikram Singh Deol

Monday, 30 November 2020

On 'The Call of the Citadel' by Dr. Parneet Jaggi and Dr. Vikram Singh Deol

A Novel by Dr. Parneet Jaggi
 and Dr. Vikram Singh Deol. https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8...
               The Call of the Citadel:
 A great venture through the Indus Valley Civilisation
As a Bachelor's in history, I got to read and observe the old civilisations of the world. I had keen interest to know about the Indus Valley civilisation, one of the oldest civilisations of the world. Regarding the origin of 'Ārya-s', there has been number of contradictions in the scholars' views. 
A student of history and the others who love reading and shuffling through the history; especially the history of the Indian subcontinent. The amalgamation of different races and cultures turned into a new, a unique culture.
Well, I come to the point, ' The Call of the Citadel' is a great venture through the Indus Valley civilisation(an imaginary flight). It is a unique work of fiction, a student and a lover of history must read. It's going to be a thrilling experience for readers. It is by no means a least to the theatre presentation.
The one thing that cast its spell on me and made me pondered over, was the character of Peter Das, the word 'Peter' struck to my mind as a Greeko-Roman name in the Indian civilisation, it definitely had been some reasons  behind it.
The diction- as a mere reader, the diction is really a simple one and interesting but magnetises the readers and lets the readers feel as if the readers were present there. The simple use of the language is one of the plus point of the novel. Even an under graduate student can easily get the meaning and entertainment. The dialogues look real and heartfelt which create the double interest in the novel and make it alive and picturesque. 
Characterisation- besides the beauty of diction, characterisation is most alive and real. It is because of  the simplicity of drawing the characters. Each character has its uniqueness. The portrayal of Devika I liked the most. I would quote couple of lines for sure:
"The door opened with a jerk.Dim light of the house reflected on the face of Devika. The finely chiselled features of Devika carried the Crimson colour of the flame. All of a sudden, lightning struck, revealing her eyes sparkling like diamonds. Her long hair flowing down her lips appeared as a stream falling off the mountain to meet its new companions on the ground."
In regards, handling of the thrilling situations recalls the readers that of the Shakespearean style. It's just nice. Creating atmosphere according to the situation is amazingly great.
The historical plot of the novel is the soul of the novel. Amalgamation of the two races creates another one. At last one thing I would say 'all races are one Divine Race'.
For sure, 'The Call of the Citadel' is the novel which lets you on the journey of the Indus Valley civilisation. It is a great work of fiction. So every keen reader should archive his shelf with 'The Call of the Citadel'.