Divya By Yashpal

Divya, a famous novel, written by Yashpal before independence, is the story of Divya and her quest for her identity and freedom

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Amazon link:- DIVYA BOOK LINK

Overview of Book

🚀 The Book in 6 Sentences

1. Divya, a famous novel, written by Yashpal is the story of the first century BC. Sagal was an empire around 100 BC and the watcher of the power struggle between Buddhists and Bhahamanas. The granddaughter of the Cheif justice of Sagal named Divya falls in love with Prithusen, a low cast but the son of the richest man of Sagal, the greatest sword man of Sagal later became the chief commander of the army of Sagal. Divya gets pregnant by him without marrying.

2. The country faces war. Prithusen went to war with his army, assuming that he never return again. But he won the war and came back to Sagal but wounded. the sixth month has passed. hiding the pregnancy from others is getting a hard task for Divya day by day, so she wanted to marry Prithusen as soon as possible. May 25, 2022 9:00 AM

   

3. Circumstances changed Prithusen’s father Prestha, a wily, cunning, and the richest man of Sagal uses this opportunity and suggests to his son, in order to gain more power he ought to marry the president’s granddaughter. He was unable to stand up for himself and his love, tilted towards absolute power, and agreed to give up Divya.

4. Shocked and saddened by his betrayal, Divya leaves home with her ‘Dhay Maa’ to save her family’s honor, faces a long struggle in the quest for her own life, sold as a slave, and forced to feed her mistress’ child rather than her own. with the prospect of being separated from her child, runs to the Buddhist monastery where she learns the rejection on the basis of just being a single woman, protected neither by her father, husband, or son. She also learns “it is only a prostitute who is really free” – she is free to use her body the way she wishes, beholden to none.

5. Her son dies and she is adopted by a courtesan named Ratnaprabha, where her talent for dancing is recognized, and she gains name, fame, and wealth, and meets Marish and Rudradhir, both of whom ask for her hand in marriage. However, she no longer wants the protection of a man, because all she wants is freedom, which, she believes, she can get only as a prostitute.

6. She returns to the land of her birth. Being a Brahmin by birth, she cannot aspire to the title of state courtesan. She is now faced with the ultimate choice – the offer of marriage and status by Rudradhir, acceptance as a Bhikshu by Prithusen the monk, and the marriage cum companionship of Marish, the outcast. What she chooses to do is something that depends on you.

Amazon link:-

DIVYA BOOK LINK

🌈Impressions

• Marish is my favorite character in the book, he is a logical atheist and says to find everything in this world, there is no god no heaven no hell existed everything is the imagination and tool of powerful people to control everything in favor of them.

• What really struck me about the book is this: It was written before independence – it could almost be a metaphor for India seeking her independence from the shackles of the outsiders, and also from the chains of tradition. It is a story set in the first century, yet the situation holds true even today. The Global Gender Gap Report 2022, and India's Rank 135 out of 146 countries.

How I Discovered it

First I heard about this book in a lecture by Dr. Vikas Divyakirti. In the video where he shortly explains this book and the struggle of Divya in the quest for her own life as a woman of freedom.

🍀How the Book Changes Me

• Made me more aware of the fearsome caste system of India.

• Aware of some economic, emotional, and social issues related to the life of a woman with absolutely zero protection.

My Top 3 Quotes

• जिस स्थूल, प्रत्यक्ष जगत और शरीर का अनुभव सम्पूर्ण जन करता है उसे भ्रम मानना और जिस ब्रह्म और जीवात्मा की कल्पना केवल ब्रह्मवादी करता है, उसे सत्य मानना क्या युक्तियुक्त और बुद्धिसंगत है ? देवी, दूसरे के शब्द पर अंधविश्वास करने की अपेक्षा अपनी अनुभूति और तर्क का आश्रय लो ? यह जीवन ही सत्य है। यह संसार ही सत्य है। जो पाना है, इसी जीवन में पाओ !"101p5

• ज़ीवन की सार्थकता अधिकार और सामर्थ्य में ही है।36p2

• देवता का विधान केवल विश्वास और अनुमान की वस्तु है, जैसे देवता के अस्तित्व का प्रमाण केवल विश्वास और अनुमान है। देवता और उनका विधान अनुभव और प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण द्वारा ग्राह्य नहीं है। अनुमान अनुभव के आधार पर ही हो सकता है। यदि अनुमान अनुभव द्वारा प्रमाणित नहीं तो संदिग्ध है ।”

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