The focus of the novel is on two Gujarati Brahmin families. The family
of Lakshminandan is settled in Bombay, has a roaring business, and is
very wealthy. Saraswatichandra, the brilliant scholar-to-be, is born to
Lakshminandan and Chandralakshmi. He has a dazzling career to look
forward to as he is steeped in Sanskrit and English classics, is a
barrister by qualification and has tried his hand successfully at his
father's business. The other family is that of Vidyachatur, the highly
knowledgeable prime minister of the court of King Maniraj of (the
fictional) kingdom of Ratnanagari. To him and his wife, Gunasundari, the
lady of tremendous qualities, are born two daughters, Kumudsundari (the
elder) and Kusumsundari. Saraswatichandra's mother dies, and
Lakshminandan remarries. The step-mother, Guman, is a scheming woman and
she treats her step-son with suspicion and dislike. Meanwhile,
Saraswatichandra and Kumudsundari are engaged to be married, subsequent
to which they exchange letters and fall in love without having seen each
other; he, charmed with Kumud's tenderness and similar likes and she,
taken in by his vast knowledge and excellent qualities.
Product details
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Aadarsh Prakashan
- Language: Gujarati
- ISBN-10: 9381404615
- ISBN-13: 9789381404614
- Author:
Govardhanram Tripathi
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