COMPENSATE
THE PAST
by Mohammad Israf
: Book Review
Most avid readers, who you find
busy with bulky books all the time, prefer to have light reads every once in a
while. They prefer to read some novels or stories which do not have much sophistication
and offer casual read and amateur satisfaction. These are the books for
pleasant times, meant to be read in that spirit. Compensate the Past by author
Mohammad Israf is one such book.
The protagonist of Compensate the Past, Rajat Rai, is a Management student who has had a pitiful past, legacy
of which he carries with himself all the time. And thus, he is filled with
determination in his heart to compensate his past. Rajat falls head over heels
in love with a classmate, Taniya, who is sweet and innocent and almost always
agrees upon anything Rajat says, except for the one time when Rajat proposes
her for the first time. Later in the story she discloses that she also loved
him, and then their journey of love begins, which lasts as long as their
studies. After getting jobs, Rajat’s love, Taniya, and his friend, Abhi, who is
another main character in the story, part ways with him, and Rajat returns to
his mother and his siblings to work for change from the ground level.
The story after that tells how
Rajat successfully manages to succeed with a social entrepreneurship and in his
love life. There are not many surprises in the whole story, if at all.
One of the innovative features
of the book lies in how the author has told the story, taking the help of
topics of study from Management, and has beautifully used them to describe the protagonist’s
past and his steps. The book can be read from cover to cover in one or two
sittings, and thus it provides the reader a short-run soothing experience. The
story does not bore the reader at any point, however there are times when it
gets really mundane. The language used in the book lacks depth and major
editing. It should have been much better at this front.
Overall, Compensate the Past is
a nice casual read, and possesses the capability to freshen one’s mood.
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