The Fakir  (English, Paperback, Bharucha Ruzbeh Nari)

Dissecting the complexities of living under a spiritual microscope, The Fakir follows Rudra, a hippie ripe with plans of suicide whose sudden rescue of an old man who strikingly resembles Sai Baba lends to a contemplative relationship of excavating truths and mysteries related to life.

Summary Of The Book

Rudra doesn’t love anything and is in fact much in need of spiritual or medical help. He is a hippie inclined to live out of haversacks in small and dingy hotels and swigging down malt whiskey. However, this young man finds that everything in his life is changed due to a chance encounter. While driving along the highway, he comes upon an old man lying in a pool of his own blood. In a moment of conscientiousness that the traffic around him doesn’t bother to acknowledge, he rushes forward to the old man’s aid. There and then in an embrace, Rudra notes the resemblance this man shares with the Shirdi Sai Baba.

The novel is an empathetic symbol of spirituality and life as the old man makes the hapless protagonist realize several truths about the metaphysics of the world. The dialogues that are written between the sage and disciple are at the heart of this novel and Bharucha brings a fascinating narrative to life.

Karma, divinity, praying, and spirit communication among the broader entities of faith, forgiveness, and energy are all demystified to both the lay reader and the hippie. Most importantly, this book dwells upon the antenna that connects every individual to its master and how the act of goodness is necessary to inculcate a more attuned relationship with that figure of authority.

The book stretches across the length of mysticism and spirituality and Bharucha triumphs in his use of symbolism and generosity.

The Fakir is the opening installment of a trilogy and was published in 2007. It received rave reviews and was the fourth book in top Indian best selling lists.

About Ruzbeh N. Bharucha

Ruzbeh Nari Bharucha is an Indian author and documentary filmmaker.

His other books include Devi's Emerald, The Fakir… The Journey Continues, The Last Marathon, Shadows In Cages, and The Aum Of All Things.

He began his literary career in college with the publication and editorship of the magazine, Venture. Bharucha went on to become the executive editor of the business division in The Indian Express. He also made documentaries such as Yamuna Gently Weeps and I Believe I can Fly. Bharucha was the editor of the 4th Wellbeing Journal.