Aahatein Sun Raha Hun Yadon Ki

Kashinath Singh entered the world of memoirs after writing stories, novels, plays, and criticism, and earning a reputation as a storyteller. Perhaps this is why his memoirs are ultimately memoirs. Stories in which the element of fiction never becomes dull or ineffective in the face of reality. Even though woven around historical figures and actual events, they are so intertwined with aspects of creativity and imagination that they never allow reality to become heavy, solid, or stone-like. Here, reality, like a living bird, soars in the vast sky of life, adorned with the wings of fiction. One benefit of transitioning from short stories and novels to memoirs is that the lessons learned while crafting stories and novels have been useful here as well. Kashinath Singhs commitment to reality has given his memoirs a unique clarity, boldness, and frankness. The power of Bhojpuri, which was expressed with restraint in his stories, is openly revealed in his memoirs. His Banarasi-ness made the prose of these memoirs a mirror of life. Harishankar Parsai and Namvar Singh seem to be Kashinath Singhs role models in prose. Therefore, the structure of his memoirs is imbued with compassion and satire. Like these two prose writers, his language is very close to conversation. Short sentences, wit, and playfulness are deeply embedded in his language. The Banarasi-ness gives it a new color. Aahatein Sun Raha Hoon Yaadon Ki is a book of memoirs. This book includes 18 memoirs, both short and long, published after the first edition of Yaad Ho Ki Na Yaad Ho. The memoirs in the first section of the book revolve around his personal life. The second section includes accounts of Kashinath Singhs close associatesGuru Bachchan Singh, his elder brother Namvars close friend Vakil Saheb alias Nagendra Singh, and the critic-friend-organizer Prof. The memoirs focus on Kamala Prasad, his friend-storyteller Dudhnath Singh, his friend-linguist Shri Ram Adhar Singh, and his younger friend, the cinephile Shri Prahlad Agarwal. Reading through these memoirs by Kashinath Singh, one easily realizes that there exists a country of memory parallel to the real country.