The Fakir - Softcover

Thanks for writing the book..... By chance struck this book, Ordered after reading the reviews on flipkart, Why everybody shud read this book 1) It will help you to come out of depression, if by chance u r suffering from it. 2)It will help u to understand the way this world works. 3)Not related to any specific Religion- because Supports all religions -Solves the biggest problem in our country-religion related propaganda. --Bhadrasheel Gupta Aug 31, 2012

Beautiful book. Was looking for this book after reading the book Fakir - The journey continues. The book simply gives a very different perspective to life and living. Loved every bit of it and trying to live in whatever way possible --Chakrawarty M Mar 26, 2012

I came across this book by chance on Facebook. Little did i know when i bought it, that i would identify so much of my life with it. More so 'coz i am someone who has always believed that 'the One who makes the thunder roar, also hears a butterfly sigh'. I truly feel five stars is a tad too little for a book that is so well written, hence i couldn't help but add two stars of my own. If life ever gives me a chance i would love to meet the author personally and thank him for having written this book. I look forward to buying and reading more books from the same author. A FANTASTIC read and a fabulous take on life, living and death. God bless --Kainaaz Writer Bokdawalla May 4, 2012

Dissecting the complexities of living under a spiritual microscope, The Fakir follows Rudra, a hippie ripe with plans of suicide whose sudden rescue of an old man who strikingly resembles Sai Baba lends to a contemplative relationship of excavating truths and mysteries related to life.Rudra doesn t love anything and is in fact much in need of spiritual or medical help. He is a hippie inclined to live out of haversacks in small and dingy hotels and swigging down malt whiskey. However, this young man finds that everything in his life is changed due to a chance encounter. While driving along the highway, he comes upon an old man lying in a pool of his own blood. In a moment of conscientiousness that the traffic around him doesn t bother to acknowledge, he rushes forward to the old man s aid. There and then in an embrace, Rudra notes the resemblance this man shares with the Shirdi Sai Baba. The novel is an empathetic symbol of spirituality and life as the old man makes the hapless protagonist realize several truths about the metaphysics of the world. The dialogues that are written between the sage and disciple are at the heart of this novel and Bharucha brings a fascinating narrative to life. Karma, divinity, praying, and spirit communication among the broader entities of faith, forgiveness, and energy are all demystified to both the lay reader and the hippie. Most importantly, this book dwells upon the antenna that connects every individual to its master and how the act of goodness is necessary to inculcate a more attuned relationship with that figure of authority. The book stretches across the length of mysticism and spirituality and Bharucha triumphs in his use of symbolism and generosity. The Fakir is the opening installment of a trilogy and was published in 2007. It received rave reviews and was the fourth book in top Indian best selling lists.