The Monk ~ Akshay Shroff
"Fighting terrorism is like goalkeeping. You might be a saviour to a thousand brilliant lives, but the only shot which people will remember is the one which gets past you."
Based on that one lost aim, Lakshya Gaitonde was told of his fate there and then by the judiciary.
Penning down this heart breaking journey, Mr. Akshay Shroff has surely shown us the face of the grieve loss one can possibly face just because some XYZ has decided to explode your city.
The Monk is a book which will take you through the rollercoaster ride of fear, grief and the pain of losing someone but apart from this, it will also show you how eradication of fear, can lead to eradication of terror in humanity and Lakshya has surely put up some hefty goals for that.
All these years, ever since Lakshya lost his father, he has dropped his dream to be a cricketer to the nightmares which haunt him. Deciding to never pick up the bat again, he steps in the same profession as his father, Rajaram Gaitonde. As a reporting inspector in the Anti Terrorism Squad in Mumbai, he plays his cards well to his seniors until the last blow. Another serial attack and Lakshya loses his mother and beloved. It was the final blow to his composure, he checked in for a favourable moment and meets his senior with a diabolical plan.
With nothing to lose, he steps into a trap which wasn't just dangerous but also deep. Returning back would have been his defeat, staying might cost his life, yet to save a thousand lives, he stayed and he won.
Had I been in his place, I might have just cribbed about me being unlucky, yet a broken soul decided to save a lot many to be broken and that's something I'd personally really appreciate, or I should say bow down to.
So, hats off Mr. Akshay Shroff for penning down such thrilling novel, which made me realise that not every loss is a loss, it's on us on how we may wish to comprehend that loss in our favour.
Author Akshay Shroff has been a successful advertising sales consultant of domestic and international media, spanning over three decades, first in New Delhi followed by Mumbai. He has been associated with voluntary organizations like the Lions and the Junior Chamber International in senior positions and also with trade bodies like the Delhi Advertising Club and the Press Club of India. Married to Jayna since February 1981, he has been a responsible family man, a doting father of Rohan and a loving father-in- law of Stuti. Has a Bon Vivant nature, nurturing friendships since over five decades. Travel, trekking, reading and writing have been his passionate hobbies. Lover of animals and Nature, dogs have been his companions on and off.
Based on that one lost aim, Lakshya Gaitonde was told of his fate there and then by the judiciary.
Penning down this heart breaking journey, Mr. Akshay Shroff has surely shown us the face of the grieve loss one can possibly face just because some XYZ has decided to explode your city.
The Monk is a book which will take you through the rollercoaster ride of fear, grief and the pain of losing someone but apart from this, it will also show you how eradication of fear, can lead to eradication of terror in humanity and Lakshya has surely put up some hefty goals for that.
All these years, ever since Lakshya lost his father, he has dropped his dream to be a cricketer to the nightmares which haunt him. Deciding to never pick up the bat again, he steps in the same profession as his father, Rajaram Gaitonde. As a reporting inspector in the Anti Terrorism Squad in Mumbai, he plays his cards well to his seniors until the last blow. Another serial attack and Lakshya loses his mother and beloved. It was the final blow to his composure, he checked in for a favourable moment and meets his senior with a diabolical plan.
With nothing to lose, he steps into a trap which wasn't just dangerous but also deep. Returning back would have been his defeat, staying might cost his life, yet to save a thousand lives, he stayed and he won.
Had I been in his place, I might have just cribbed about me being unlucky, yet a broken soul decided to save a lot many to be broken and that's something I'd personally really appreciate, or I should say bow down to.
So, hats off Mr. Akshay Shroff for penning down such thrilling novel, which made me realise that not every loss is a loss, it's on us on how we may wish to comprehend that loss in our favour.
Author Akshay Shroff has been a successful advertising sales consultant of domestic and international media, spanning over three decades, first in New Delhi followed by Mumbai. He has been associated with voluntary organizations like the Lions and the Junior Chamber International in senior positions and also with trade bodies like the Delhi Advertising Club and the Press Club of India. Married to Jayna since February 1981, he has been a responsible family man, a doting father of Rohan and a loving father-in- law of Stuti. Has a Bon Vivant nature, nurturing friendships since over five decades. Travel, trekking, reading and writing have been his passionate hobbies. Lover of animals and Nature, dogs have been his companions on and off.
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