When Radha Srinivasan, a crime reporter, is chosen to
interview Lord Krishna, little did she know that the most fascinating interview
of her life would turn into a nightmare. Once the interview gets published, she
gets embroiled into one crime case after another. Many people do not believe
the interview, but some who do believe, want to meet the Lord. Every now and
then Radha finds herself thrust into an adventure fraught with perils. Things
go to such an extent that her resistance is frequently tested. Can she over-power
the incidents and come out triumphant? What exactly happened that she decides
not to meet her favorite God. The incidents that lead to her decision involve
the entire story of the novel – I don’t want to meet Lord Krishna!
First and foremost, I really liked the plot that has the mix
of fantasy as well as crime. The thought of interviewing Lord Krishna by a crime
reporter is exciting. Out of the 24 chapters, the first 12 chapters are really
well-sketched out and lives upto my expectations and gives a direction to the
book. Be it the pertinent questions of how society interprets religion, the varna
system, the first crime incident, although involving Kashmir and the human
Karma are very well presented. These chapter are successful in bridging the
first interview that Radha publishes to the incident she faces.
However, I would have enjoyed the story further if all the
incidents beyond Chapter 12, were inter-related too. Showing Radha face several
criminal cases, one after the another and most of the time they are more
societal in nature, than having direct relevance to Krishna, is overly
ambitious to a character who is a criminal reporter. Writer Yashaswini K, throws
in every possible crime scene that you would have read, heard or seen. From
Kidnapping to rape and murder – everything finds a way in Radha’s life.
The idea of Krishna and his teachings as a central theme
could have made for a more authentic storyline, had Radha used it for solving any
one strong criminal case. Instead, the writer makes Radha solve different cases
with very little or No connection to Krishna’s teachings established in the
first couple of chapters.Although, I wasn’t sure where the book was headed until the very last few pages, I will give writer Yashaswini K credit for constructing independent stories on the lines of Sherlock Homes. She builds up a strong cast of secondary characters who are all well-fleshed out and have their own plot threads. Apart from the central character Radha, her brother Karthik and Karthik’s friend Keshav are pick of the lot. Even Lord Krishna, emerges as the best thing throughout the length of the book. In fact, some of Krishna’s character traits like being smart and mischievous are also seen in Radha’s behavior. Hence, by the time, Radha says ‘I Don’t Want to Meet Lord Krishna’ you sense that this is just a temporary anguish, there is more than what meets the eye.
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