by
Uzma Dawood
“Adhy adhuray khawab “ is a heart touching novel that revolves around
diverse themes of love, inspiration, education, and change. Dr. Siddiqui, a well
known professor and researcher, wrote this novel in a to provide food for thought for all those who
are part of teaching learning process in educational institutes and have an
urge for educational change. The novel’s gripping style does not let the readers’ distract from the focus .
This novel ‘s central character is professor , Saharan Roy, who cherishes revolutionary thoughts and believes that the essence of education is
not in transmission but in transformation. In the first chapter beautiful
description of many concepts with new definitions like teaching is a creative
art”. Fame of good teacher emanates from classrooms and spreads every where on
campus. This chapter arouses curiosity about the personality of Saharan Roy.
Some thought provoking questions made this novel a different literary text for the readers.
In 2nd chapter author skillfully describe professor
Saharan Roy, a person who can knock at the
doors of heart and mind. This chapter addresses the inquiry and scientific method that how he loves
to use these two methods while teaching….”destination finds its path itself.”
Imtisal Agha, another character of the novel, is beautifully
described by the author. One can
visualize her childhood and the scenic
beauty of the area where she spent her
childhood. While reading background of her village I felt as if I was living there and observing all by my
own. Good literature mesmerizes the reader and s/he becomes part of the story.
l also find myself part of “Adhy adhury khawb”
and in my very own kachi pakki neendon ky “adhey adhuray khawab”.
The novel introduces the reader to different ideas. One of them is, “politics of reading” taht
revolves around the objectives of literacy that the main objective of literacy
is to get awareness about orders to act upon these orders, thus darkening the colors of slavery. While reading
these lines I came to know that introduction with professor Saharan Roy was still incomplete because in every line
written next was revealing something very interesting about him. Professor Roy
knows the difficult art of winning the hearts.
The important turn of the novel is the meeting of Professor Suharan
Ray with Imtisal Agha. This scene demands full attention of readers. There
was something common among these two characters and both felt that. Politics of
Education, how education is used by rulers or
powers? How a teacher takes part in a movement against rulers. In the
next lines there is a magnificent description of role of education in differentiating classes
in society and in our nation the same is happening that our educational system
is increasing the gap between different classes and promoting status quo. The
association of imtisal and Professor suharan rai “ kabhi kabhi ham apnay ap ko
khud sy chupatay hain”
She was dreamed to be the carrier of his dreams, she was the
carrier of the transfer the fragrance of his thoughts. And this is what was
similar between professor Roy and Imtisal Agha.
Tassawar who loves his teacher Professor Suharan Rai. More than
love , he is having an inspirer/follower
relationship with his teacher. Being a teacher I was intrigued to know
the characteristics of good teachers, and most important discussion that
fascinated me was to “Hold back” and providing an opportunity to the student to
think , think and think. The writer beautifully describe the main spirit of
pottery, how three laws create a living whole. His focus on every individual
learner in class really inspires me and the way writer describe this is really
appellant.
I have heard education is an agent of change, curriculum is an
agent of change, teachers are agent of change and I understand the same after
reading this novel. An education can let the nation sleep for whole life and it
can also awake the nation and let it achieve its objectives. A transformation
from functional literacy to critical literacy is the need of todays’ nations.
This novel is effectively explains the need of education in societies and also
explains what sort of education is the
requirement of modern societies.
Some thought provoking questions made this novel a different literary text for the readers. The writer provided an opportunity to the readers to
reflect by raising such questions:
What is the relationship of this body of matter with nature?
Why our internal environment affects the external environment?
The writer also described present situation in educational
institutes that critical thinking and social change is just bookish knowledge
that is being provided to the students. Professor Saharan Roy thinks that
development is not the name of civil engineered work rather States are developed
if they are having concern with health, education, freedom of thought , etc. Imtisal’s
detailed introduction of her village with professor Saharan Roy is also
mesmerizing and letting me think about that place of earth where there is no
pollution of thought and environment , where nature laughs and laughs. Again a
discussion of Imtisal Agha and Professor Saharan Roy on the topic of love and
pain……. Love is not the name of give and take ….. this is not a business for
profit and revenue generation….. Muhabbat cannot be described neither it
can be defined…… it is all about feelings….. Prof Roy is also as deep as his
thoughts are….like a deep sea…..
As I read forward novel is getting more interesting and I thought
what a spiral sequence that is not letting readers put down the book….. this is
just catching…..English medium schools of our society, another agent of enjoying
benefits of neo liberalism, where focus is just to take profit and considering
education as an industry , where there is no values especially with reference
to human resource who are working in the place.
I get awareness with another definition of life
“ zindgi ik gehri karvi
lambi sans
Dost pehly jib hi lain marna to hay”
While the arrest of professor Saharan Roy also arrested my heart….
It was pounding what would happen.
Again the lines of the novel described a bitter situation of law
and order, describing an underdeveloped nation as there is no freedom of thought,
freedom of action , and the inhuman conduct in jails on having revolutionary thoughts by a person who is not
against the government but against the way they are running a the country. The
description made my eyes wet.. writer describe the whole situation in such a
way that at any place I have not felt as being not the part of this novel.
“Muhabbat ik aisa jazba jo hamaray rago-pa main utar jata hay
or jab tak hamain us ki mojoodgi ka
ehsas hota hay
who hamaray jism-o-jan main door door tak phel chukka hota hay
phir bahir ki ruton ka kaisa hee ulat pher ho
ander ka mausam hara ho jata hay”
Professor Saharan Roy did not die…. He lives as love in many
hearts….. so we all must float as love in hearts……. And spread this beautiful
feelings among our students….. they are our very own part… like potter develops
a pot we must also develop our students.
A wonderful reading and
understanding experience this novel provides me …. As you meet with some people
and cannot forget…same is with this novel.
Once you read it you won’t be able to forget it. Such a strong writing, that influenced me and
my professional thoughts a lot.
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