Preface

Jasmine is a ﬂower, which is associated with love. Jasmine also symbolizes beauty and sensuality. In some cultures, Jasmine represents appreciation and good luck. When used in religious ceremonies jasmine represents purity. Jasmine’s meaning varies depending on the culture and setting. Jasmine. It is originated from Persian ﻦﻴﻤﺳﺎﻳ or ﻦﻤﺳﺎﻳ, (Yasmeen or Yasmin), which means the Yas ﬂower.

Facebook has over the time emerged as the beautiful platform for not only social interaction but also for ﬁnding new friends. This enables meeting people of one’s choicest friends. Friendship many times developed into intimate relations and turns into love.

I read the book ”Not Equal to Love” written Senior Novelist Sri Suraj Prakash ji. That gave me idea to ﬁnd some clues on the Facebook and attempt to weave a story. I studied couple of cases and have woven a story. The story in Jasmine has been ﬂavoured with various contours of love both emotional as well as physical. I have written this Poetic novel in English as my maiden effort.

I have picked a character from Indonesia and one from India. I found the culture and social advancement in Indonesia attractive and practical and Indian culture and behaviour well known to me. I have developed the character

as a bindas person named Jasmine, who is emotionally very strong and very practical in life. She faces various odd and sad parts in life bravely and loves her Life Stars very intensely. She happens to be abandoned-like from her parents and she grew under the custody of her Uncle and Aunty. She encountered all religions in life. She selects her life partner herself and begins her life nicely. But she had to face demise of her husband after a short married life. Later she encounters with an Indian person on Facebook, which becomes her darling person in life and who rejuvenates love in her life. She dedicatingly sinks into that life and lives happily. While conﬁguring some special effects of love, I relied on the literary excerpts from other works and with their quotes have tried to bring new dimension to love. Similarly have also inserted some songs, which are practically used to convey feelings to the other person with whom one loves. These practical but experimental steps, I feel, would give a new look to the work and should look as raw but real ﬂash of love expressions.

I was asked why did I select the title “Jasmine”. I think when writing a poetic love story, Jasmine is the most suitable title as it embraces beauty, sensuality, purity appreciation and good luck

I have been writing poetry in Hindi. I have written stories and novels in Hindi in potry format as Poetic love story or Poetic Novel. My poetic novels namely ‘Mere Hisse ki Dhoop’ and ‘Urvashi’ have been published in Hindi. As I have been writing in Hindi. Jasmine is my ﬁrst attempt in English. I sincerely hope that this poetic novel would attract the readers with new idea and would receive comment and suggestions from the readers.