My
key characters were: Savarkar and his family; Babarao; Narayanrao and his
family; Keshu and Lakshmi; and Gajanan. Their comings and goings, the place
where they lived, their conversations, their interaction all would have to be
portrayed. But all the while I was conscious of the space limitation. I did not
want to go over 350-400 pages (I had decided that that was a reasonable
number). So it was likely to be an issue.
But
when I studied the Savarkar Sadan—most fortunately, Savarkar has given a
detailed account of its layout and of who lived where—it was all most
conveniently arranged for me!
Savarkar had
built his home so that his brothers, secretary (actually there were two of
them), and bodyguard Appa Kasar were living in the same building. And the
office was there too!
My
description of Savarkar Sadan, while it may seem like fiction (so convenient is
it), is perfectly true. What was convenient to Savarkar to run his life and
office was very convenient for me in writing my novel.
It
would have been a little odd to have Keshu running back and forth from his home
(if it was elsewhere)—materializing from spot A to B as if by magic, if I did
not describe the whole. I was most relieved to have one less thing to agonize
over.
I
should mention here, that Gajanan had a family. I haven’t mentioned them as
they were not necessary to the plot (nor could I unearth much information on
them). As I have mentioned in my Author’s Notes, I had to leave out several
people who should, perhaps, have been included.
Anurupa
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