On the occasion of Book Lovers Day, there was a lively discussion held in Swami Vivekananda Library here on Friday. The discussion was held on the book 'Last Ball Six' by Dr. Pradeep Kapoor, a famous doctor and author of Bhopal.
The event was organised by Club Literati, Amarylis, Manjul Publishing House and Swami Vivekanad Library.
In this discussion, the characters associated with the author's book, which he had raised from his personal life, were discussed and many people shared their experiences on the craze of cricket.
On this occasion, the wife of the author, who is a self-known writer, Dr. Neelkamal Kapoor told everyone how the author made the housemates bored by doing activities while writing the book. On this occasion, Aruneshwar Singh Dev, who is the chairman of Bhopal Divisional Cricket Association, attended specially and he also brought cricketers from various Bhopal divisions to play with him.
It was a unique confluence of sports and books. On this occasion Monish Mishra, Bhopal players of Ranji and IPL, Preeti Yadav Central Zone player, Niharika Singh, Vice Captain of Madhya Pradesh Women's Team, Puneet Date, Captain of Madhya Pradesh Team were specially present.
A quiz based on the book and cricket was held, the winners of which were awarded the books of Rumi, Khalil Gibran and the Dalai Lama. Finally, Seema Raizada, the President of Club Litterati, presented a short review on 'Last Ball Six' and thanked everyone for coming to the event.
Swami Vivekananda Library Manager Yatish Bhatele said that there is no such interesting pairing of sports and books on any book lovers day. The programme made everyone laugh and inspired for books to read. Manjul Publishing House specially thanked all the present cricket players for their presence by giving them books and T-shirts.
About the book -
If cricket could have been labeled a religion, then Tijender aka Tuteja aka Titu - number 1 would have emerged as a devotee.
Over time Tito becomes addicted to the T-20 cricket format. His favorite team 'Punjab Pulveriser' and his opener Raj Singh became his god.
When Tito gets a couple of passes for the final match of the Indian Premier League and the Punjab Pulveriser faces the Haryana Hound in that match, his emotions are fierce and Tito does not know when he faints and His heart rate stops.
His wife shouts in horror, but no one hears her call for help in the noise of the match. what happens next ? Does cricket cause the death of its biggest fan? Or does cricket save him from any magic stroke?
Who wins this life-death match? Answer will be found in this book.
About the Author:
Dr. Pradeep Kapoor is a pediatrician and also a famous writer. He has written several books such as Fosla, Make Your Children Winner, Make Your Child a Winner, Smart Parents Smarter Kids; e.t.c . He currently lives in Bhopal and reads books in his spare time.