Samaya Sargam

We exist because we exist. Our time dimension is stored in our consciousness. We exist because we exist because we have earth, air, sunlight, water, and the sky. That is why we are alive. We hold everything within us, both inside and outsideeverywhere. To dissolve into eternity every moment Bridging the two extremes of the old and new centuries, Samay Sargam is a unique novel born from the neutrality of lived experience and social change; and a simultaneous narrative and denial of the old and new generations of India. Neglect and indifference towards senior citizens, both within and outside joint families, are inherent in the constraints of Samay Sargam. In todays changing Indian landscape, this novel resonates with the global freedom of the individual, its ideological expansion, and some new cultural contexts. In other words, it also reveals the possibilities of the postmodern era; and the values that give meaning to human development. The environment that elders like Ishan and Aranya create for their coexistence, despite conflicting beliefs and personal convictions, is devoid of familial or societal indifference, nor is it marked by any kind of mental harassment. The intimate depth with which Krishna Sobtis renowned pen has created her own time and society in this work of fiction elevates current social reality to essential heights, and in doing so, the future she envisions or hints at is itself a resplendent ray of light.