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Reviewed by Lorena Sanqui for Readers' Favorite
Across the Sabarmati: An Autobiographical Novel by Sriram Ananth is the story of Jayram and his volunteer work in Gujarat after the place experienced a violent melee. Growing up in a privileged life, the aftermath of the religious riot, as some would call it, was a surprise and an eye opener for Jayram. There he met other volunteers, like Abhay and Maria, whom he can relate with because they all have the same sort of upbringing. And there are also other volunteers, like Nasir and Vijay, who are more immersed in the lives of the people that they are helping. Nasir and Vijay have an experience in the violence and are doing all they can to help the people get back on their feet again. Jayram will realize the distinction between the lives of people on the different sides of the Sabarmati River.
Across the Sabarmati sets out to tell the story of the volunteers of a human rights movement after the massacres that happened in Gujarat back in 2002. The stories mentioned by the witnesses were heinous and really show the reader how inhumane some people could be, although the work of the volunteers restored some of my faith in humanity. The novel focused mostly on the violence and how the volunteers were doing good work in helping the victims get their lives back together, but there were also issues of family, education and bisexuality. It is kind of confusing because this is an autobiographical novel, but I gathered from the acknowledgements part of the novel that this is a fictionalized account of real events. Still, I liked how the author delivered his story and represented his characters.
