Nothing la la about this la la Land!
There are writers whose words hit you in the solar plexus. There are others who hold your attention by the nape and force you to eat and digest whatever it is that they want to say. There are also the ones who are subtle, tongue firmly in cheek, as they go about doing what they do best – engaging you without making things obvious. And then, there is Somolekha.
Her words have this magical quality of growing on you. Apparently simple, lyrical, easy on the mind – their very unpretentiousness drawing one into a world of illusions, as, with every return, they reveal just enough to compel one to come back for more. Coherence turns into staple, staple into nectar as one is welcomed into the deep recesses of an extremely sensitive mind, eloquent in a silence that is holds a mirror on perched souls. It is almost as though Somolekha is trying to hide behind her words, weaving yarns to cloak emotions that she does not want to share, saving what is unsaid for the one who will complete the maze of what she says to comprehend the meaning of all that she has left unsaid.
Her words emerge when the world collide – their true purport not immediately apparent to the uninitiated, something like life on the surface at the epicentre. But as one moves away, one grasps the power of the thoughts, the sheer emotional energy that each feeling bears, the raw authority of creation. Somolekha’s pieces yield themselves to be appreciated from different levels – each vantage point providing the reader a unique insight into a world that is her own, like a room with a million doors, each leading into a different aspect of an enchanting mind, ensuring that the pilgrim leave, only to return in search of the soul that gets so tantalisingly near, yet eludes the grasp.
Brilliant, arresting and thought provoking, Little Tales from La La Land is a must read.
Published by Sahajatri
ISBN: 978-93-84996-02-4