Book Review: Before the coffee gets cold

Book Review: Before the coffee gets cold 

          If you could go back , who would you want to meet? 

     

Before the coffee gets cold novel written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. It comes with interesting concept of time traveling. A cafe in Tokyo name Funiculi Funicula that allows it's customers to travel back in time and return before the coffee gets cold. There are rules you must follow. 

  # The first rule : the only person you can meet while travel back in past are those who have visited the cafe. If the person you want to meet has never visited the cafe you can return to the past but you can't meet them. So if the visitors came from the far and wide across the japan it would turn out wasted journey for them. 

# The second rule : there is nothing you can do while in past that can change the present. 

# The third rule: There is only one seat that allows you to go back in time. So There is one lady who traveled back to time but could not return before coffee gets cold and turn into " Ghost". So This lady sitting on that time traveling seat. The only time you can sit there is when ghost goes to the toilet. She always goes once a day but no one can predict when that will be. 

# The fourth rule : while in past you can't move that seat. If you do you will be pulled back to present by force. 

# The fifth rule : your stay in the past begins when the coffee is poured and must end before the coffee gets cold. 

The novel has four stories : 

1) The lovers 

2) Husband and wife 

3) The sisters 

4) Mother and child 

The novel divided into four different stories. The first customer is Fumiko Kiyokava a businesswoman who wants to meet her boyfriend and redo a conversation before he leave for abroad. The second customer is Kohtake a nurse wants to meet her husband before his Alzheimers’ deteriorated and no longer remember her. She tires to find a letter her Alzheimer husband wrote for her. The third customer is Hirai a bar owner. She wants to meet her dead sister and talk to her. The fourth customer is cafe co owner named kei who wants to go future to check the condition of her unborn child. 

The present didn't change for everyone. Fumiko return from the past with the hope that she is able to repair her relationship with Gora. The present didn’t change for Kohtake but she banned everyone from using her maiden name and changed her attitude towards Fusagi. She would be with Fusagi to continue being his wife even though she had vanished from his memory. Hirai abandoned her successful bar to rejoin her family while repairing her relationship with her parents she learn traditional ways of inn.Hirai had still lost her sister but the photo she sent to the cafe showed her looking happy with her parents. Kei's heart sang with happiness when she saw Miki. She was the mother of the girl standing before her. She realised that Fumiko had been by Miki for these fifteen years. Nagare as father and kazu had been played a role of mother and sister. She realised that all these people had been around Miki supporting her growth for these fifteen years after she had been  gone .

 

  The novel with beautiful message no matter what difficulties people face they will always strength to overcome them. It just take a heart. The chair can not change fthe present but it can change someone heart. At the end it matter the most. 

 

Movie Review: Shyam Singha Roy

                               

 Shyam Singha Roy is telugu movie. It's love story interwoven with social message.  It's story of reincarnation of Shyam singha Roy as Vasudev Ghanta  upcoming film maker. During making his first short film he get hitten by people on head. Afterwards by released  his short film he get famous in industry. He released   his another  film ' Uniki ' which make him successful and famous film maker. Afterwards because of this film he got arrested on the charges of plagiarism by famous publishing house of Kolkata SR Publication. During this time he suffered from psychological disorder. He gets some flashes from his past life As Shyam Sigha Roy. Later on story interwoven with the life of Shyam Singha Roy. Afterwards in court shayam' s brother approves that Vasudev is reincarnation of Shyam Singha Roy. He saw the short film made by Vasudev which was  similar story told by shayam only to him  which he  never able to publish. 

It's story of Shyam Singha Roy a social Reformer  and revolutionary Writer. He belong from conservative family. His family disagree with his believes and methods. In this flim highlights many social issues like Castism, Blind faith , untouchablity , women condition during his time. He strongly stand and raised his voice  against injustice happened during his time. As a social reformer he faces many difficulties and humiliation. He helps women to escape if they are trapped in this tradition. He marries devdasi woman named  Maitry. He also builds training institute for Devdasis to become financially independent. 

As Writer Shyam Singha Roy  strongly belived that through his words he can bring awareness among people and change  the social norms in the society. He believe that pen is more powerful than Gun. He offered gun align with naxal movement but he refused to accept because he belive that pen is more powerful weapon. In starting of his writing carrier he face many difficulties. Afterwards he became successful controversial Writer of his time. 

In this movie shows the condition of women through the "Devadasi Pratha". Devadasi was female artist who worship and service God or temple for rest of their lives. Along with taking care of temple these women also learned classical Indian dance. They  consider as Devi. In this movie highlight  the dark side of this ritual.  It's a tradition where young girls married off to the Gods and sexually exploited thereafter. They can't go outside the temple. They have no rights to marry any mortal man , choose their own name. They consider as wives of God but in reality they  have no any rights on their lives.  

  There are other women characters in the movie like keerthi and Padmavati represent women empowerment and modern India. They freely live and pursued their dreams.  Padmavati is lawyer of Vasudev.  Keerthi is phychology graduate who suggest Vasudev for hypnotherapy  with help of her physchological professor during which he reveals that he was Shyam Singha Roy in past. 

It highlights the Blind faith and darker side of religion through the tradition of Devadasi. On the name of religion women are sexually exploited. In this movie shows " Mahant " a typical brahimin prist who is so  powerful that he could make Devadasi women stand in line and choose one for himself.  Consider women as Devi and treating her as Devi both are two different things that highlight in this movie. Through the character of Shyam Singha Roy highlights that how women should be treated in society. He belived that women are slaves to none. He rescue Maitry / Rosie and other Devadasi from this religious traditional method.

 There are many social Reformer who fought against injustice happened in society.  This type of people make society better to live.  They follow only one religion that is 'Humanity'. It highlight the reality of society  that people can't accept the  change in rigidity of social methods.

Shyam Singha Roy 's own brothers could not accept his believes and because of him they faces many humiliation in the society. It become the prime motive to murder him for gain  respect and acceptance in the society. But after his death they gained respect and popularity through SR Publication. The symbol of social revolution. The person who consider the reason of their disrespect and shame now they gain respect, Power and wealth through his works and consider their copyright on his works.

This movie based on concept of reincarnation. Shyam and Vasudev both belong from  two different periods. Shyam is social Reformer belongs to traditional India where here Vasudev belongs to modern India.  Phychology become a medium to connect this both different world and different personalities.  Normally after the realisation of the past person could not be mentally stable.  Yet Vasudev normally handles this both personalities very well but after death of Roisy will he able to live  his life As Vasudev? Or remain into his past and live as Shyam singha Roy ?