Tiya: A Journey Within

 

"If you think you are different, Think again".

'Tiya' is a small but valuable creation of Samarpan, better known for his services as a monk. I came across the book in a very strange way. Having heard about it since many days from an insisting friend, I decided not to read it just as any other book. For more than three months, I didn't read it but had talked about it every alternate day when he told me one story or other to substantiate his arguments to make me read Tiya. All in vain.

Sitting in his room one day, I just flipped a page and found it indulging enough to continue till the end. After three hours, I had actually finished reading it. The book is just so small, indulging and valuable. 

The story begins with a parrot's daily routine. With some realizations, he begins a journey to the outer world from his habitat, the tree. The author takes the parrot to various places while making sure that the reader looks within himself/herself during the whole journey. The characters are planned to give a feel of how people are like. Although I can continue writing the whole story here, I would recommend Tiya for people who are open for suggestion in a very unique way where you are not directly told to do or act something specific, but are implied to understand the hidden facts conveyed in a very simple language. 

Those who think they know the world better, must try it and those who think they are different, think again!


Book: Tiya
Author: Samarpan
Rating: 3.5/5.0