Sneha reviews an autobiography, Kaithar to Kennedy, exclusively for Different Truths.

Author : Sanjay Kumar

Genre : Autobiography

My Rating: ☆☆☆☆

When you read autobiography of someone from back home, it evokes a lot of emotions. There is a popular saying in Bihar, “You can take a Bihari out of Bihar, but you can never take Bihar out of a Bihari.”

This is the autobiography of Sanjay Kumar, who has narrated his life journey through this book. It is an inspiration for anyone who wants to achieve something in their life

This is the autobiography of Sanjay Kumar, who has narrated his life journey through this book. It is an inspiration for anyone who wants to achieve something in their life, but most importantly it’s an inspiration for anyone who wants to give back to the society.

He reminisces his old days, his life journey begins from a kacha (mud) house, limited income, lack of proper education and much more. The reality of rural Bihar is so realistically portrayed that you will feel that you are sitting in the village and watching the events unfolding in front of you. I was able to visualise it clearly. He finished his 10th from village and came to Delhi for 12th where he faced his first failure. But it turns out to be turning point in his life and with support of his family he was able to accomplish his journey to Kennedy.

He faced many obstacles, financially, emotionally, physically but he was able to achieve the unthinkable, just because he never gave up.

He faced many obstacles, financially, emotionally, physically but he was able to achieve the unthinkable, just because he never gave up. He talks about the role of his wife and we can easily say that behind every successful man there is a woman.

I really liked this book and I will surely recommend it to everyone who dares to dream. He not only knows his rights but also duties for the country too. His selfless work with SEWA ,an organisation for women, is really remarkable.

The language is easy to read yet flawless.

The narration is conversational in tone, like you are sitting in front of author and listening the narrative from him.

The one feeling which remains with me all through the book is the feeling of pride. The narration is conversational in tone, like you are sitting in front of author and listening the narrative from him.

The depiction of rural India and corruption in the system is rightly put. Although it’s an autobiography, you will not find a single dull moment in this book. The author narrated events in a way that it kept me hooked till end.

This book will force you to sit back and think. It will surely inspire you to work harder to achieve your goal.

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