This story is about the pain, agony and suffering of two characters, Sourav and Preetam and their struggle to survive beyond the suffering.
Sourav, a young man of 28 years, has a dream of becoming a famous author. But his family doesn't approve of his writing, and he is forced to forget about his dream. Later he take up teaching job in a government high school.
Preetam has always wanted to work in the IT field. But after a terrible accident, he lost both his legs. Traumatized and depressed by the event, Preetam gives up all his dreams of becoming an IT expert.
When Sourav hears about his ex-student Preetam, he reaches out to help. But the accident has left Preetam bitter and angry and he refuses help from Sourav.
Will Sourav be able to reach his dream of becoming a famous author?
Will Preetam be able to come out of his trauma and focus on his career?
Will both of them be able to overcome their struggle or will they succumb to their misfortunes?
This story is about the pain, agony and suffering of two characters, Sourav and Preetam and their struggle to survive beyond the suffering.
Sourav, a young man of 28 years, has a dream of becoming a famous author. But his family doesn't approve of his writing, and he is forced to forget about his dream. Later he take up teaching job in a government high school.
Preetam has always wanted to work in the IT field. But after a terrible accident, he lost both his legs. Traumatized and depressed by the event, Preetam gives up all his dreams of becoming an IT expert.
When Sourav hears about his ex-student Preetam, he reaches out to help. But the accident has left Preetam bitter and angry and he refuses help from Sourav.
Will Sourav be able to reach his dream of becoming a famous author?
Will Preetam be able to come out of his trauma and focus on his career?
Will both of them be able to overcome their struggle or will they succumb to their misfortunes?
Sourav, twenty eight years old, a tall, slim, fair-skinned, and elegant lad is presently working as a senior school teacher teaching Mathematics and Computer Science in a reputed government high school. He is praised by everyone for his depth of knowledge as well as inborn modesty. He is not only captivating but a courteous gentleman too. He is well-loved by his students and is treated so highly for his wisdom and familiarity with the subject. Everyone looked up to him as their role model. While struggling for a job, he went through heaps of adverse, cruel, and venomous condemnation from his kinsman and neighbors. There is no denying the fact that to reach this capstone, he has endeavored a lot in his life. His brother, an engineer working on an eminent profile contributes monetarily more to the family as compared to Sourav, which is the sole reason why he is being insulted by his parents and is treated as a disgrace and a disappointment to their lives. They see his passion for Arts as something trivial and not worth spending time on.
Regardless, Sourav does not consider these things and he fully knows that these kinds of things are best to be left ignored because listening and taking it in will do him nothing but harm him in the process. He dedicates his full attention to his subject and to his career which he loves and has found a new sense of fulfillment in it. His fascination was more inclined in reading books relating to his subject, painting scenes of beautiful landscapes or flowers as well as playing soft music on the violin in his idle hours. Apart from this, he is undeniably attached to his students and whenever he tries to solve their problems, he always takes in their point of view and does not measure things only from his perspective. He recognizes their dilemma and skepticism, thereby trying to provide a solution. However, he doesn't speak much at home and has a minor group of friends. He considers his books and students closer to him than anything or anyone.
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Preetam is a first-year Engineering student, pursuing B.Tech. in Computer Science. Unlike others, he is modest, amiable, and soft-spoken well as a generous boy of eighteen years. Coinciding to Sourav, Preetam too has a countable friend circle with vigorous bonding. Amongst his friends, two school buddies have joined him in the Engineering course, though in different colleges. And, he became friends with two fellows in his class at the college. Preetam, either prefers to speak immensely on his areas of interest or prefers to stay silent and listen to others. We can conclude that he is a great listener.
Along with Preetam, his best friend from school, Anirban has no former knowledge about programming and hence they are facing difficulties in the subject. Sourav, an eminent personality gives computer tuitions just to keep himself engaged and updated with a higher level of programming. The computer tuitions are for Engineering and Graduation students at very nominal tuition fees. Student batches are scheduled after the school hours during the evening time on all days, except Sundays that are exclusively for Sourav. Seeing that Sourav is the best option for them, they decided to approach him for tuitions.
On Sundays, Sourav prefers spending time alone traveling to adjacent locations that are anonymous or rarely visited by other people. These unanticipated visits act as wish fulfillment for him and he feels that it is a great way to start the weekend feeling refreshed and energized after a great Sunday.
From time to time, Sourav fantasizes about the world tour, meeting different people, especially those who are not fortunate enough to have basic opportunities in their life. He loves to interact with them, to know about the hardships and adversities they face, and to have a wider perspective on what is happening around the world. He has always been extremely empathetic towards the difficulties that people have to face in their life and is also interested to know more about how they overcome their complications, and in many cases, he has always been one who would step in and lean his shoulder for them to lean on.
Let Me Hold Your Hand is a heartwarming, emotional, and inspiring story written by Spondon Ganguli, a computer science teacher who loves reading and writing. He has published a poetry book titled Forgotten Love Unforgotten Love and stories in online magazines. Mr. Ganguli is a new author for me, but I love a good heartwarming story that I could relate to as I have faced many challenges in my life with being disabled. I truly enjoyed reading this book despite having some trouble reading the character's name, setting location as the story takes place in another country, and the songs Sourav sings to Preetam to cheer him up, but the author provides an English translation. Let Me Hold Your Hand is full of pain, unforeseen circumstances, and life-changing situations. It is different from any other story I have read where a character faces a life-altering situation after an incident. It brought back memories of when I first learned about my health declining and how I struggled to accept that I needed to be in a wheelchair, but I had lots of support from family, friends, and teachers.
Let Me Hold Your Hand tells the story of Sourav, a young man who feels alone because his family disapproves of his dream of becoming an author and doesn't accept that he is a teacher. Sourav's parents wish he had become a lawyer like his brother. Sourav forgets about his writing dreams and focuses on teaching and holding extra classes for the students who wish to learn more about computer programming. He loves sharing his knowledge and helping his students meet their goals. When he learns that his former student, Preetam, has been in a terrible motorcycle accident, he drops everything and runs to his house to check on him. I love that Sourav is a passionate and caring teacher who cares about his students. The student-teacher relationship in this story touched my heart because teachers who are interested in their students are the best type of teachers, and sometimes students need someone they can turn to when they feel like they can't talk to anyone else. As a teacher myself, I always check on my students and help them to the best of my ability. Being able to relate to a story and connect with the story's character is an important aspect of writing a good story that people will love, so I congratulate the author for creating relatable, believable characters.
The story's setting takes place in the eastern part of India, where the author is from. The story's setting makes it unique and brings a captivating aspect to the story because the reader gets to experience another country through its characters and learn about the culture. The reader experiences music written in another language and learn about their lifestyle. This story made me very emotional because of the way Sourav's parents did not support his dreams and Preetam's accident. Mr. Ganguli did an outstanding job choosing the right words and writing style to describe Preetam's accident and his struggles in learning how to live his life in a wheelchair. The journey of feeling anxiety, depression, and thinking you can't live out your dreams anymore is very authentic.
The relationship of Preetam and Sourav goes beyond student-teacher and into brotherly love. He goes to Preetam's house every night to talk to him and does everything in his power to pull him out of his mental illness. Eventually, pursuing and supporting Preetam's abilities to paint and draw. Sourav shows Preetam how talented he is and helps him showcases his art pieces in a galley. Sourav's outlook on life and personality changes. Spending time with Preetam and his family helps Sourav become more confident and speak up to his parents. He gains confidence in himself and begins to focus on his dreams again. It was like Preetam and Sourav needed each other to overcame their pain, suffering, and trauma.
The author did a wonderful job developing the characters in this delightful, moving story. The protagonist, Sourav, is a good, caring young man who doesn't let his family get in the way of his dreams and does everything in his power to save a former student. I loved how the author uses his computer science background and incorporated his hometown into the story to share India with the readers. When an author adds personal experiences, it makes the reader connect to the story more and brings a natural element into the writing. Overall, this story was amazing to read despite the plot beginning slow and the challenges of reading the character's names. It had all the elements of a heartwarming story about people overcoming unforeseen trauma. If you like heartwarming and inspiring stories, you will love Spondon Ganguli's Let Me Hold Your Hand.