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1232Km : CORONA KAAL MEIN EK ASAMBHAV SAFAR
The nationwide lockdown in 2020 to curb the spread of Covid-19 left millions of migrant labourers without jobs, food and shelter. Desperate and helpless, most took to the road, embarking on the long, often fatal, journey home.
Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh-migrants from Bihar-undertook a similar journey on their bicycles that lasted for seven days and seven nights. Their harrowing trip from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, to their hometown of Saharsa as they braved police lathis and insults, and battled hunger, exhaustion and fear, was documented by National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri.
1232 km is a story of the extraordinary courage of seven men in the face of tremendous odds.
Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh-migrants from Bihar-undertook a similar journey on their bicycles that lasted for seven days and seven nights. Their harrowing trip from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, to their hometown of Saharsa as they braved police lathis and insults, and battled hunger, exhaustion and fear, was documented by National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri.
1232 km is a story of the extraordinary courage of seven men in the face of tremendous odds.
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205 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2021
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July 30, 2022
A real story of hunger, grit, determination, cruelty and a couple acts of kindness faced by seven labourers who bicycled 1232km all the way from Ghaziabad, UP to Saharsa, Bihar.
The Writing
First things first, Vinod Kapri can write really well! This is his first book and he has done an exceptional job at it.
1232km- The distance from Ghaziabad to Saharsa, Bihar is not an ordinary distance to travel by road and definitely not on a bicycle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, seven labourers braved this distance, beat hunger pangs, ate police laathis (Stick) with a single hope - To reach their home, alive!
Kudos to Vinod Kapri and Manav for documenting this journey through first hand experience and at times aiding the needy throughout the journey.
Indian Administration
This book is a tight slap on the face of the Indian adminstration. Why would millions of people want to travel such a huge distance?
For fun? Peer pressure? To explore?
The right answer is : An Administrative support during the tough times which was absent. People lost jobs in the pandemic and the daily waged workers were badly hit due to this. They had to leave not because they couldn't earn anymore but because they couldn't find food to survive.
This was their last resort.
Kudos to the people with a Golden heart who helped the migrants at various times to reach their home safe on the way.
Bihar Administration
Bihar is an Indian state with the lowest literacy rate and unfortunately this is reflected in the actions and reactions of the Bihar administration during the pandemic.
Hoarding millions of labourers on the pretext of COVID test just for the sake of it??
Authorities having no clue what to do with a bus full of people??
Arranging dirty shelters, misguiding folks and not supplying basic food service for more than 24 hours??
Not acceptable. It was quite sad to read the trouble everyone went through when almost a 1000+ kms have been covered but in the last 30-40kms people lost hopes due to unavailability of food.
Ritesh's leadership
Frankly, I'm quite stoked at the fact that an 8th passed Ritesh had such presence of mind and decision making skills that proved to be quite beneficial for the rest of the group.
Inspite of all the trouble with the cycles, police and hunger, he was determined to lead the pack home with the right senses. Commendable.
Gratitude
While I was reading the book, one fact was always looming in the back of my mind that while most of the folks like Ritesh throughout the world were in such dire situations, there were some of us who had a proper roof over our head, family near us, food that we could eat anytime and a job that wasn't snatched from us.
I feel extremely grateful and lucky and on the same note feel quite bad for millions of people who had lots of ups and downs during the COVID phase.
One final word, this book needs to be read by all. Unfortunately this isn't a popular book and I don't see why!
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Read a similar poignant and a must-read story Goat Days by an Indian author. Checkout my spoiler-free review of the book!
The Writing
First things first, Vinod Kapri can write really well! This is his first book and he has done an exceptional job at it.
1232km- The distance from Ghaziabad to Saharsa, Bihar is not an ordinary distance to travel by road and definitely not on a bicycle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, seven labourers braved this distance, beat hunger pangs, ate police laathis (Stick) with a single hope - To reach their home, alive!
Kudos to Vinod Kapri and Manav for documenting this journey through first hand experience and at times aiding the needy throughout the journey.
Indian Administration
This book is a tight slap on the face of the Indian adminstration. Why would millions of people want to travel such a huge distance?
For fun? Peer pressure? To explore?
The right answer is : An Administrative support during the tough times which was absent. People lost jobs in the pandemic and the daily waged workers were badly hit due to this. They had to leave not because they couldn't earn anymore but because they couldn't find food to survive.
This was their last resort.
Kudos to the people with a Golden heart who helped the migrants at various times to reach their home safe on the way.
Bihar Administration
Bihar is an Indian state with the lowest literacy rate and unfortunately this is reflected in the actions and reactions of the Bihar administration during the pandemic.
Hoarding millions of labourers on the pretext of COVID test just for the sake of it??
Authorities having no clue what to do with a bus full of people??
Arranging dirty shelters, misguiding folks and not supplying basic food service for more than 24 hours??
Not acceptable. It was quite sad to read the trouble everyone went through when almost a 1000+ kms have been covered but in the last 30-40kms people lost hopes due to unavailability of food.
Ritesh's leadership
Frankly, I'm quite stoked at the fact that an 8th passed Ritesh had such presence of mind and decision making skills that proved to be quite beneficial for the rest of the group.
Inspite of all the trouble with the cycles, police and hunger, he was determined to lead the pack home with the right senses. Commendable.
Gratitude
While I was reading the book, one fact was always looming in the back of my mind that while most of the folks like Ritesh throughout the world were in such dire situations, there were some of us who had a proper roof over our head, family near us, food that we could eat anytime and a job that wasn't snatched from us.
I feel extremely grateful and lucky and on the same note feel quite bad for millions of people who had lots of ups and downs during the COVID phase.
One final word, this book needs to be read by all. Unfortunately this isn't a popular book and I don't see why!
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Read a similar poignant and a must-read story Goat Days by an Indian author. Checkout my spoiler-free review of the book!
August 9, 2022
Amid the sudden lockdown due to pandemic, a group of daily wages workers were forced to walk/cycle/swim down to their hometown for survival, lest they die of hunger.
This is a chronicled account from a film maker, who might have minimally helped those in action by providing them food, charging their mobiles… but most importantly HOPE that someone is watching their back.
Imagine the same turf with millions other migrants, who might not have survived to tell these tales!
Highlight for me was the random acts of humanity, keeping their bodies and souls uplifted to make it through.
I could only empathize with their struggling journey, in contrast to many others, cribbing about it from the comforts of their locked homes!
Recommended read due to its crystal clear, fast paced writing, capturing the essence very well!
This is a chronicled account from a film maker, who might have minimally helped those in action by providing them food, charging their mobiles… but most importantly HOPE that someone is watching their back.
Imagine the same turf with millions other migrants, who might not have survived to tell these tales!
Highlight for me was the random acts of humanity, keeping their bodies and souls uplifted to make it through.
I could only empathize with their struggling journey, in contrast to many others, cribbing about it from the comforts of their locked homes!
Recommended read due to its crystal clear, fast paced writing, capturing the essence very well!
June 20, 2021
On the evening of the 24th of March, in 2020, the Prime Minister of India announced the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. It came as a bolt out of the blue, come to think of spending 21 days confined within your place. And while a lot of us were busy finding new hobbies, making dalgona coffee, video calling our loved ones, a major chunk of the population was left to fend for itself. Despite all the grand promises made by the government, the poor were left to die. And it was fear of death that drove them back to their native places, walking bearing the scorching heat and pain of betrayal.
1232 km by Vinod Kapri is a jolting account of seven poor labourers who were compelled to move to their hometowns amid growing fear of the fatal virus. Kapri has documented their heartbreaking journey in this book. While he does put forth his personal opinion on the decision of the lockdown, a major part of the book is solely focused on the harrowing journeys of the seven men - Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh. They paddled their way from Loni, Ghaziabad, to Saharsa in Bihar. It's a long way!
The story details the seven-day-long journey of the 7 men who braved the odds to meet their families. Be it the shortage of food, the brunt of the heat, the cruelty of police officials, or the indifference of others they found along their way, their journey was fraught with challenges. However, amid all the odds, they found some good samaritans who helped them selflessly to find their way back home. There was bad out there but there was good too.
The book might revolve around the seven migrants. But it speaks for thousands of migrants who hankered around to reach safe places. They wanted to be home, they wanted to live. They could not stay back and wait for the government to lift the lockdown. They didn't have the luxury to search for new forms of entertainment. What they had were fear and helplessness. They had to put up a fight and so they did. 1232 km offers an insider view of what we already read about in the news and media.
If you can comfortably grasp multiple perspectives, you might as well give this book a shot!
1232 km by Vinod Kapri is a jolting account of seven poor labourers who were compelled to move to their hometowns amid growing fear of the fatal virus. Kapri has documented their heartbreaking journey in this book. While he does put forth his personal opinion on the decision of the lockdown, a major part of the book is solely focused on the harrowing journeys of the seven men - Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh. They paddled their way from Loni, Ghaziabad, to Saharsa in Bihar. It's a long way!
The story details the seven-day-long journey of the 7 men who braved the odds to meet their families. Be it the shortage of food, the brunt of the heat, the cruelty of police officials, or the indifference of others they found along their way, their journey was fraught with challenges. However, amid all the odds, they found some good samaritans who helped them selflessly to find their way back home. There was bad out there but there was good too.
The book might revolve around the seven migrants. But it speaks for thousands of migrants who hankered around to reach safe places. They wanted to be home, they wanted to live. They could not stay back and wait for the government to lift the lockdown. They didn't have the luxury to search for new forms of entertainment. What they had were fear and helplessness. They had to put up a fight and so they did. 1232 km offers an insider view of what we already read about in the news and media.
If you can comfortably grasp multiple perspectives, you might as well give this book a shot!
July 19, 2022
Against all the odds, we still prevail. We are Indians.
July 24, 2022
Vivek Kapri's 1232Km is a travelogue like nothing ever written. I was a bit worried that it might have a tint, but the book maintains to be objective and sticks to the facts.
In April 2020, when the national lockdown was announced crippling the GDP machinery, one of the most important collateral damage was that of migrant workers who found themselves without work away from family. The book follows the journey of seven such labourers who are heading from Ghaziabad to Sahasrapur in Bihar - by cycles. The apathy they encounter to their plight, the challenges of policy implementation and the impact of bad administrators on public people are brought up with an observer's angst.
The writing is factual and to the point. The conscious effort not to influence doesn't really add up since as Mary Jo Hachette predicted, you cannot be part of the system and not influence it. So you know they were charging their phones in his car, you know he arranged for food and maybe they were even the reason for administrators reacting in a different way than dismissal. So in essence - it is not a pure book, but then you are happy it is not. It also does not deliver on the promise of making you want to know the story of the next labourer you meet since their identity is individual and not as a collective.
What is humanity if you are immune to the sufferings of other people - not even to feel gratitude that you didn't have to go through as much? This book is that book.
In April 2020, when the national lockdown was announced crippling the GDP machinery, one of the most important collateral damage was that of migrant workers who found themselves without work away from family. The book follows the journey of seven such labourers who are heading from Ghaziabad to Sahasrapur in Bihar - by cycles. The apathy they encounter to their plight, the challenges of policy implementation and the impact of bad administrators on public people are brought up with an observer's angst.
The writing is factual and to the point. The conscious effort not to influence doesn't really add up since as Mary Jo Hachette predicted, you cannot be part of the system and not influence it. So you know they were charging their phones in his car, you know he arranged for food and maybe they were even the reason for administrators reacting in a different way than dismissal. So in essence - it is not a pure book, but then you are happy it is not. It also does not deliver on the promise of making you want to know the story of the next labourer you meet since their identity is individual and not as a collective.
What is humanity if you are immune to the sufferings of other people - not even to feel gratitude that you didn't have to go through as much? This book is that book.
November 1, 2022
This is a well written heart breaking story about after effects of a cruel and insensitive decision by a despotic government on seven of thousands of labourers(whom most of us don't even count as citizens).The world has seen the Covid mismanagement on a macroscopic scale.Here,in this book,the author,(as a supplement to his documentary),presents the effects of the pandemic on a microscopic scale and how it affected the most vulnerable.
This book is 'unputdownable' and will make you respect the labourers who come from far away lands to build our cities.
Every Indian has to read it.Books and documentaries like this can open the eyes of the common citizen.
This book is 'unputdownable' and will make you respect the labourers who come from far away lands to build our cities.
Every Indian has to read it.Books and documentaries like this can open the eyes of the common citizen.
June 11, 2022
While the privileged India defeated the ennui of the 2020 COVID lockdown by scrolling down Social Media feeds with a half-eaten Swiggy-delivered Pizza in hand, there was another India on the roads running (or walking or cycling) away from the apathy of the Indian state to the temporary solace of their villages in the hinterlands of India. The author travels with one such group of seven migrant workers for over a week as they cycle from Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR to Saharsa, Bihar covering 1232 kilometres and more. The book is a poignant record of what happens when the entire State machinery goes missing in action. Deadly viruses and inefficient Governments are both equally damaging.
June 25, 2025
I am disgusted. I am disgusted by how the Government left there poor to tread back home in the sweltering heat amidst the biggest human epidemic of unimaginative proportions. Vinod Kapri documentary and the book exposed the rotten social we all live. Leaving the living to die on roads. A clear example of society divide between have and have nots. Kapri has a ingenious flair and presence of mind to document such a horrendous journey of the 7 souls who simply wanted to reach to their families in such distressing times.
April 5, 2023
I am writing this with an expensive computer. When I look out of my room I see prosperity in most of the neighborhood. I am one of the privileged kids who was born and brought up in a middle class family. Food, Clothing and Shelter were never an issue for us. Being a part of a financial stable family has helped me in creating my YouTube Channel and that has turned into a business which in turn has provided me with a lot of money. But what if I was born in a family which could never buy a good phone, laptop ? I believe we will never know.
1232KM has thought me a lot about the difficulties of millions of Indians. Things which are normal for me like typing on this computer, some never get a chance to do it. I travelled by a plane almost as many as the number of years in my life. But, some will just dream about flying when they look up and see a plane. This book teaches us to be humane with the millions who are responsible for all the little things without which this country will not run.
A line from the book "When you are not seen by others as a human being, you probably start agreeing with them" It doesn't need any explanation.
My country has failed. It has failed in providing same opportunities for everyone. It has failed in uplifting the financially poor. We, the rich, have failed.
I want to make a change. The day I die, I want to look back and be happy with the progress made. I should work hard, earn a lot and help others in this process. If I fail to this, my entire existence will be worthless. Being rich is something which doesn't interest me anymore. If that rich cannot make a change.
Maybe this review will just be forgotten by me. Maybe. I hope it doesn't.
1232KM has thought me a lot about the difficulties of millions of Indians. Things which are normal for me like typing on this computer, some never get a chance to do it. I travelled by a plane almost as many as the number of years in my life. But, some will just dream about flying when they look up and see a plane. This book teaches us to be humane with the millions who are responsible for all the little things without which this country will not run.
A line from the book "When you are not seen by others as a human being, you probably start agreeing with them" It doesn't need any explanation.
My country has failed. It has failed in providing same opportunities for everyone. It has failed in uplifting the financially poor. We, the rich, have failed.
I want to make a change. The day I die, I want to look back and be happy with the progress made. I should work hard, earn a lot and help others in this process. If I fail to this, my entire existence will be worthless. Being rich is something which doesn't interest me anymore. If that rich cannot make a change.
Maybe this review will just be forgotten by me. Maybe. I hope it doesn't.
June 12, 2021
"1232km : The Long Journey Home" by Vinod Kapri is a non-fiction book and is based on the recent events of COVID-19 lockdown which happened last year, 2020. The story is of 7 migrants from Bihar, who took a seven day and traveled from Ghaziabad to their hometown Saharsa.
Well, some of the things written in the book truly needs to be dealt with on a larger level. But the other things which felt like were very biased in terms of personal prejudices towards the government. I would also need to acknowledge the fact that the author has written about the issue. It was good to know about so many things happening in smaller regions which we do not know about.
The book is written in a systematic manner, in terms of dates and how far the journey of these seven people have been covered. So it was an added plus point in terms of reading this book. I truly empathize with what these people had to go through and maybe things would have been better if they were managed in a slightly better way.
In the first chapter, author denotes the issues of Lower caste and hardworking people in our country, which I totally get it. But he focuses on issue that majority of us don't even know the names of people who brings us newspaper and milk in the morning to others who help us, well that's not true. I actually know who they are and I feel so many of us would do, because A. we have employed them and B. because we are not that ignorant of our surroundings.
Well, some of the things written in the book truly needs to be dealt with on a larger level. But the other things which felt like were very biased in terms of personal prejudices towards the government. I would also need to acknowledge the fact that the author has written about the issue. It was good to know about so many things happening in smaller regions which we do not know about.
The book is written in a systematic manner, in terms of dates and how far the journey of these seven people have been covered. So it was an added plus point in terms of reading this book. I truly empathize with what these people had to go through and maybe things would have been better if they were managed in a slightly better way.
In the first chapter, author denotes the issues of Lower caste and hardworking people in our country, which I totally get it. But he focuses on issue that majority of us don't even know the names of people who brings us newspaper and milk in the morning to others who help us, well that's not true. I actually know who they are and I feel so many of us would do, because A. we have employed them and B. because we are not that ignorant of our surroundings.
July 29, 2021
The book is about daily-wage labourers who travel 1232 kms back to their village in Bihar, because they lose their jobs after Modi announced a lockdown with just 4 hours notice. On the way they endure heat, exhaustion, hunger, starvation, indifference of society, brutality of the police, apathy of government officers, callousness and discrimination of some villagers (they are tired and thirsty but are not allowed to drink water from the village water pump). They also encounter incredible acts of kindness by strangers, NGOs and some people in power, viz. the sub-divisional magistrate near Gorakhpur.
The author's objective seems to have been to highlight the master-servant culture that permeates through the Indian society, but unfortunately, the author perhaps perpetuates it. The migrants walk or travel in a bicycle. The author travels in a car. The author doesn't mention it, but I couldn't help wondering if it was an air-conditioned car. The migrants sleep on the dirt floor. The author sleeps in the car or in a hotel for two nights. What about the other nights? The author does mention that his very presence influences the events. Had the author travelled with the migrants, using their means of transport and stay, the experience would have been more authentic.
The book is a must-read to know about the inequalities that exist in India. The book ought to be translated to Hindi, for a wider reach.
The author's objective seems to have been to highlight the master-servant culture that permeates through the Indian society, but unfortunately, the author perhaps perpetuates it. The migrants walk or travel in a bicycle. The author travels in a car. The author doesn't mention it, but I couldn't help wondering if it was an air-conditioned car. The migrants sleep on the dirt floor. The author sleeps in the car or in a hotel for two nights. What about the other nights? The author does mention that his very presence influences the events. Had the author travelled with the migrants, using their means of transport and stay, the experience would have been more authentic.
The book is a must-read to know about the inequalities that exist in India. The book ought to be translated to Hindi, for a wider reach.
January 6, 2022
I read the Kannada translation of the book by Satish G T.
Author presents the journey details of 7 migrants from Ghaziabad to Saharsa, Bihar during first nation wide lockdown. On any other day, travelling 1232 kms wouldn’t be a great deal but the lockdown clubbed with no income and people’s apathy forced the migrant workers to head towards their native villages. The unknown virus, clueless governments, inefficient executive arm made the lives of labourers miserable. Though Govt woke up to their plight, the inefficiency of the bureaucracy couldn’t help these people much. Every move in their journey was a struggle for seven days, which didn’t have to be so! People who were self reliant were made to beg for food. The silver lining of their whole journey was the help that was rendered by the fellow citizens who helped the migrants though they were going through the hardships themselves.
The book is successful in achieving it’s motto to document the hardships that were faced by people during one of the cruelest migrations that happened post Independence in India.
Regarding the translation, Satish has done a wonderful job in translating the book to Kannada barring few ignorable exceptions.
Author presents the journey details of 7 migrants from Ghaziabad to Saharsa, Bihar during first nation wide lockdown. On any other day, travelling 1232 kms wouldn’t be a great deal but the lockdown clubbed with no income and people’s apathy forced the migrant workers to head towards their native villages. The unknown virus, clueless governments, inefficient executive arm made the lives of labourers miserable. Though Govt woke up to their plight, the inefficiency of the bureaucracy couldn’t help these people much. Every move in their journey was a struggle for seven days, which didn’t have to be so! People who were self reliant were made to beg for food. The silver lining of their whole journey was the help that was rendered by the fellow citizens who helped the migrants though they were going through the hardships themselves.
The book is successful in achieving it’s motto to document the hardships that were faced by people during one of the cruelest migrations that happened post Independence in India.
Regarding the translation, Satish has done a wonderful job in translating the book to Kannada barring few ignorable exceptions.
July 2, 2023
கொரோனா காலத்தில் உலகமே தத்தளித்துகோண்டிருந்த காலத்தில் ஏழு புலம்பெயர்ந்த தொழிலாளர்கள் இந்தியாவிலுள்ள சகஸ்ராவிலிருந்து காசியாபாத் நோக்கிப் புறப்படுகின்றனர். இவர்களின் நீண்ட நெடிய பயணத்தை உடன்சென்று ஆவணமாக்கியிருக்கிறார், பத்திரிக்கையாளர் வினோத் காப்ரி. 7 பகல்களும் 7 இரவுகளும் தொடர்கிறது இவர்கள் பயணம்.
மனிதனை மனிதனாகப் பார்க்கத் தவறிய குரூரமான காலகட்டமது. அப்போது தங்களது சொந்த ஊருக்கே திரும்பிச்செல்ல முற்பட்டோர் ஏராளம். அதில் எவ்வளவு பேர் தோல்வியுற்றனர், வென்றனர் என செய்திக்ளும் சமூக ஊடகங்களும் சொன்ன கதைகள் சிலநூறே. ஆயிரக்கணக்கில் புலம்பெயர்ந்தோர் தங்கள் வீடு நோக்கிச் செல்லும் வழியில் என்னவெல்லாம் கொடுமையை அனுபவித்தனர் என்பதை ஏழ்வர் வழி ஆவணப்படுத்தியுள்ளார், காப்ரி.
உணவின்றி, உரக்கமின்றி, பணமின்றி, எதிர்காலத்தைத் தொலைத்த பயத்தை மூட்டையாகக் கட்டிக்கொண்டு, இவர்கள் தங்கள் மிதிவண்டிகளில், காப்ரியின் உதவியை எதிர்பாராமலும் ஏற்றுக்கொளாமலும் பயணத்தைத் தொடர்கின்றனர். இவர்களுக்கு யாரெல்லாம் உதவினர், யாரெல்லாம் மிதித்துத்தள்ளினர், அரசாங்கம் என்ன செய்தது, ஊர்சென்று சேர்ந்தனாரா, வழியில் என்னென்ன கொடுமைகள் அனுபவித்தனர் என்பனவற்றை இப்புத்தகம் சொல்லும்.
மனிதத்தை, அதன் கொடூரத்தை, அதன் பெருந்தன்மையை, அதன் புதிரை, மனிதனை மனிதனாக்கிய நொடிகளை, மிருகத்தனத்தின் சாயலை மிக நேர்த்தியாக ஆவணமாக்கியிருக்கிறார், காப்ரி. சாதாரன மனிதன் எவ்வளவு அசாதாரணாமானவன் என்பதை இதில் காணலாம்.
முதலில் ஆவணப்படமாகவும், பின் பல்வேறு மொழிகளில் புத்தகமாகவும் வெளிவந்துள்ளது, 1232 கி.மீ. நேரமிருந்தால் அனுபவித்து அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள். அவர்களின் உலகத்தையும் மனிதத்தையும்.
மனிதனை மனிதனாகப் பார்க்கத் தவறிய குரூரமான காலகட்டமது. அப்போது தங்களது சொந்த ஊருக்கே திரும்பிச்செல்ல முற்பட்டோர் ஏராளம். அதில் எவ்வளவு பேர் தோல்வியுற்றனர், வென்றனர் என செய்திக்ளும் சமூக ஊடகங்களும் சொன்ன கதைகள் சிலநூறே. ஆயிரக்கணக்கில் புலம்பெயர்ந்தோர் தங்கள் வீடு நோக்கிச் செல்லும் வழியில் என்னவெல்லாம் கொடுமையை அனுபவித்தனர் என்பதை ஏழ்வர் வழி ஆவணப்படுத்தியுள்ளார், காப்ரி.
உணவின்றி, உரக்கமின்றி, பணமின்றி, எதிர்காலத்தைத் தொலைத்த பயத்தை மூட்டையாகக் கட்டிக்கொண்டு, இவர்கள் தங்கள் மிதிவண்டிகளில், காப்ரியின் உதவியை எதிர்பாராமலும் ஏற்றுக்கொளாமலும் பயணத்தைத் தொடர்கின்றனர். இவர்களுக்கு யாரெல்லாம் உதவினர், யாரெல்லாம் மிதித்துத்தள்ளினர், அரசாங்கம் என்ன செய்தது, ஊர்சென்று சேர்ந்தனாரா, வழியில் என்னென்ன கொடுமைகள் அனுபவித்தனர் என்பனவற்றை இப்புத்தகம் சொல்லும்.
மனிதத்தை, அதன் கொடூரத்தை, அதன் பெருந்தன்மையை, அதன் புதிரை, மனிதனை மனிதனாக்கிய நொடிகளை, மிருகத்தனத்தின் சாயலை மிக நேர்த்தியாக ஆவணமாக்கியிருக்கிறார், காப்ரி. சாதாரன மனிதன் எவ்வளவு அசாதாரணாமானவன் என்பதை இதில் காணலாம்.
முதலில் ஆவணப்படமாகவும், பின் பல்வேறு மொழிகளில் புத்தகமாகவும் வெளிவந்துள்ளது, 1232 கி.மீ. நேரமிருந்தால் அனுபவித்து அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள். அவர்களின் உலகத்தையும் மனிதத்தையும்.
June 8, 2021
This book talks about the travails and harrowing experiences of the migrant Laborer’s (Magnificent Seven) during their travel from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to their hometown Saharsa (1232 km) on a bicycle on account of sudden Lockdown announced in March 2020. It has also moments and incidents (Ashraf and Bantu Pathak) which rekindles our faith in Humanity. Hat's off to the author Mr. Vinod Kapri for sharing such thought provoking and lively experiences with us.
As the author states " If you are able to negotiate the entire journey, then it will surely alter your perspective of not just life but also those millions of faceless and nameless Laborer’s who were part of the exodus". I completely agree with the author.
As the author states " If you are able to negotiate the entire journey, then it will surely alter your perspective of not just life but also those millions of faceless and nameless Laborer’s who were part of the exodus". I completely agree with the author.
August 7, 2022
ലോക്ക്ഡൗൻ നാളിൽ അഥിതി തൊഴിലാളികൾ നേരിട്ട പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ വാർത്തമാധ്യമങ്ങൾ ഏറെ ചർച്ച ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. Disney hotstarinu വേണ്ടി വിനോദ് കാപ്രി ചെയ്ത ഡോക്യൂമെന്ററിയുടെ പുസ്തക പതിപ്പാണ് 1232 Km: The Long Journey Home.
പട്ടിണിയും,തൊഴിൽ ഇല്ലാതെയും കഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട 7 തൊഴിലാളികൾ ഒരു സൈക്കിളിൽ ഗസീഅബദ് നിന്നും 1232km സഞ്ചരിച്ചു സ്വന്തം ഗ്രാമം ആയ സഹൻസായിൽ സാഹസികം ആയി എത്തിപ്പെട്ട കഥ ആണ് ഈ പുസ്തകം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നത്.
വഴിയിൽ അവർ മനുഷ്യത്വം നിറഞ്ഞവരെയും അല്ലാത്തവരെയും അഭിമുഖികരിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. നല്ലവരായ നിയമപലകരെയും മോശം നിയമപലകരെയും അഭിമുഖികരിച്ചു ആണ് ഈ സാഹസിക യാത്ര.
വിഭജനത്തിന് ശേഷം നടന്ന ഏറ്റവും വലിയ പലായനം ആയി ആണ ലോക്ക്ഡൗൻ തൊഴിലാളി യാത്രയെ വിവരിക്കുന്നത്. കോടികണക്കിന് തൊഴിലാളികൾ ആണ് ലോക്ക്ഡൗണ് കാലങ്ങളിൽ സ്വന്തം ഗ്രാമത്തിലേക്ക് തൊഴിലിടങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും പലായനം ചെയ്തത്.
പട്ടിണിയും,തൊഴിൽ ഇല്ലാതെയും കഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട 7 തൊഴിലാളികൾ ഒരു സൈക്കിളിൽ ഗസീഅബദ് നിന്നും 1232km സഞ്ചരിച്ചു സ്വന്തം ഗ്രാമം ആയ സഹൻസായിൽ സാഹസികം ആയി എത്തിപ്പെട്ട കഥ ആണ് ഈ പുസ്തകം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നത്.
വഴിയിൽ അവർ മനുഷ്യത്വം നിറഞ്ഞവരെയും അല്ലാത്തവരെയും അഭിമുഖികരിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. നല്ലവരായ നിയമപലകരെയും മോശം നിയമപലകരെയും അഭിമുഖികരിച്ചു ആണ് ഈ സാഹസിക യാത്ര.
വിഭജനത്തിന് ശേഷം നടന്ന ഏറ്റവും വലിയ പലായനം ആയി ആണ ലോക്ക്ഡൗൻ തൊഴിലാളി യാത്രയെ വിവരിക്കുന്നത്. കോടികണക്കിന് തൊഴിലാളികൾ ആണ് ലോക്ക്ഡൗണ് കാലങ്ങളിൽ സ്വന്തം ഗ്രാമത്തിലേക്ക് തൊഴിലിടങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും പലായനം ചെയ്തത്.
May 20, 2024
कोरोना काल की सारी यादें ताजा हो गई। लेखक ने बहुत ही उम्दा तरीके से इन 7 श्रमिको की व्यथा और उनकी यात्रा की दास्तान को कागज पर उतारा है।
यह किताब मैंने 2021 मे ही ले ली थी, तब ही तय कर लिया था की विनोद जी की डॉक्यूमेंट्री किताब पढ़ने के बाद ही देखूंगा। इस मोबाइल, कंप्यूटर और ऑनलाइन दुनिया मे पता नही कब 2 - 3 साल गुजर गए और ये किताब धूल खाती रही।
इस बार मैंने मन ठान लिया और सच बताऊं मुझे बहुत अच्छी लगी ये किताब। 7 मजदूरों की घर की यात्रा के माध्यम से उन सभी लाखो करोड़ों श्रमिको के दास्तान को बयां बहुत ही बेहतरीन तरीके से करते है विनोद जी। अब डॉक्यूमेंट्री देखने मे ज्यादा आनंद आएगा, अब इस किताब के 9 किरदार घर के से मालूम होने लगे है। 🙏
यह किताब मैंने 2021 मे ही ले ली थी, तब ही तय कर लिया था की विनोद जी की डॉक्यूमेंट्री किताब पढ़ने के बाद ही देखूंगा। इस मोबाइल, कंप्यूटर और ऑनलाइन दुनिया मे पता नही कब 2 - 3 साल गुजर गए और ये किताब धूल खाती रही।
इस बार मैंने मन ठान लिया और सच बताऊं मुझे बहुत अच्छी लगी ये किताब। 7 मजदूरों की घर की यात्रा के माध्यम से उन सभी लाखो करोड़ों श्रमिको के दास्तान को बयां बहुत ही बेहतरीन तरीके से करते है विनोद जी। अब डॉक्यूमेंट्री देखने मे ज्यादा आनंद आएगा, अब इस किताब के 9 किरदार घर के से मालूम होने लगे है। 🙏
September 30, 2024
This book took almost a year to complete. For the most part, it was because even reading a chapter here takes me back to the horror that was the lockdown, especially in India. I still remember getting nervous of every Whatsapp notification; as people were dying left and right during the second wave.
But I got to know it was nothing compared to what these guys endured.
On the other hand, my belief in the common Indian person has grown by many leaps. As it is evident in this book, you never know who will come for help in the time of grief, which is what exactly happened with them.
Thanks to Vinod ji for this.
But I got to know it was nothing compared to what these guys endured.
On the other hand, my belief in the common Indian person has grown by many leaps. As it is evident in this book, you never know who will come for help in the time of grief, which is what exactly happened with them.
Thanks to Vinod ji for this.
June 24, 2022
What a waste.
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