Above: The novelist, Charandeep Singh.
Books
The Rightful Owner:
A First Novel by Charandeep Singh
A Book Review by MAHIPAL SINGH
THE RIGHTFUL OWNER, by Charandeep Singh. Leadstart Publishing, 2011. Paperback, English, pp 188. ISBN-10: 9381115273, ISBN-13: 978-9381115275. $8.00.
The Rightful Owner is a tale of a Sikh soldier, Nihal Singh, and his British senior, Mark Smith, both of whom served in the Army of the British Raj.
The two become good friends. Through the eyes of a non-Sikh, Sikh culture, values and way of life are shown.
Nihal is the epitome of bravery, courage, sacrifice and selflessness. The two friends fight shoulder to shoulder in the Second World War.
For his bravery, Mark Smith gets a medal and that of Nihal Singh goes unrecognized.
The author introduces another character, Bhagat ji, a philanthropist who loves humanity without any distinction.
Two generations down the line, the descendants of Nihal Singh and Mark Smith try to learn more about them with the help of an old diary and some coins. They also have to search for the for The Rightful Owner. Wilbur Smith’s journey, which starts from modern-day London, takes him to Chandigarh, Punjab.
To sum up, The Rightful Owner is a saga of sacrifice, selfless love, greed and patriotism. It has in it the elements of mystery, suspense and drama.
The author is a 39-year-old banker living in Chandigarh, Punjab. This is his first book.
The Rightful Owner can be purchased online from a number of sites, including amazon.com.
January 29, 2012
Conversation about this article
1: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), January 29, 2012, 2:05 PM.
Fantastic and emotive subject for a book.
2: Charandeep Singh (Punjab), January 30, 2012, 11:44 AM.
Thank you, sikhchic.com for publishing a review of my book. Until two days back, I was not aware of this online magazine and then I received a friendly mail, out of the blue ... Thank you. The book is being appreciated and for that I thank my readers. I have made a humble attempt to take our religion out to the world. I want that the world should know more about our community and its teachings as also the various sacrifices they have made world-wide, keeping high the flag of equality, fraternity and universal brotherhood.