[Book Review] “You Are The Best Friend” By Ajay K Pandey

The story of “You are the Best Friend” starts after two years, when Ajay has lost his beloved wife Bhavna and is in clinical depression. He is on medication and visits the psychiatrist from time to time for his therapy. He is sad and very depressed in life. He works for an IT company, and he has lost all interest in work, but he works there so that he can feed his family. So, one day his boss talked to him and suggested he attend the “Art of Living” program, and he agreed. So, he packed all his stuff and went to Rudraprayag for that program. And there he met Anisha, who was meant to be his friend for life, but at that time he didn’t know. So, he got introduced to Anisha at one of the sessions under that program. Initially, Ajay was hesitant, but because of Anisha’s never-giving-up nature, they became friends. He shared lots of things with her about his earlier life, and she too shared a lot. They had a great time at this program and got lots of answers to their unanswered questions. They did lots of activities there, including yoga and kirtan. Ajay was happy to have a new friend in his life. At one of the sessions, Ajay told Anisha about the novel he has written in the memory of his wife, and she truly appreciates him. The story progresses and the program comes to an end. They exchange gifts; Anisha gave Ajay a pink sweater. You will read that well in the novel. There is a story behind it. Also, Ajay gave that pink shawl to Anisha. They both exchanged numbers and said goodbye to each other. Talking about the characters, I found every character to be well built, and I loved Anisha’s character so much. She is bubbly, confident, straight-forward, and easy-going. She believes so much in God, contrary to Ajay. Dialogues and everything are so good.

So, will Ajay be able to publish his book? Will he be the bestseller author? Will Ajay give place to a new relationship in his life? Do read this beautiful tale of friendship, healing from mental trauma, and finding inner peace.