Agam Bahai Dariyav

In India, a country known for its agriculture, a common farmer who lacks a hundred or two hundred acres of land, licensed guns and rifles, or sons employed in the police or army, is a lonely and helpless creature in his grief, seemingly indebted to the entire system. A vote bank for politics and a milch cow for the bureaucracy. Police stations, tehsils, courts, amins, patwaris, lawyers, sugar mills, commission agents, debts and expenses, politics and bureaucracy all combine to weave a vast web in which the farmer is the target. This Agam Dariyaav is a depiction of the sufferings of that Indian farmer, and indeed, it also reveals the strength that sustains him despite being at the receiving end of national neglecthis culture, his humanity, and his courage. Shivmurti is a capable storyteller of rural life in our times, and Agam Bahai Dariyaav is the pinnacle of his wealth of experience and narrative skill. This story of Bankat village, situated on the banks of the Kalyani River, encompasses the plight of farmers and laborers across North India. This world encompasses everyonethe upper castes, the backward castes, the Dalits, and minorities. And everyone is an equal partner in it. Rich in lifes diverse colors, images, and songs, this novel reveals the essence of the folk at every step, and beneath the calm surface of rural life, simmering streams of greed, love, deceit, and sacrifice have been flowing for ages. This novel brings back the farmer, long absent from fiction, to the center stage as a tragic hero. If the countrys policymakers so desire, they can also read this narrative as a ground report.