Popular Hindi novel adapted into TV series

'Ek Tha Chandar, Ek Thi Sudha' based on iconic novel 'Gunahon Ka Devta', will air from September 21

Dharamvir Bharati’s classical Hindi novel ‘Gunahon Ka Devta’ has been adapted into TV series ‘Ek Tha Chandar, Ek Thi Sudha’. The show will go on air from September 21 on the Hindi general entertainment channel “Life OK”. The author also penned popular novel ‘Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda’, which was made into a feature film by Shyam Benegal in 1992.

'Gunahon Ka Devta' was published in 1949, and 71 editions of the book have been published so far. Recently the book was translated into English titled ‘Chandar and Sudha’ by Poonam Saxena. The novel was written at a time when Indians were moving from colonialism to independence but were still engulfed by regressive norms within the country.

The book was path breaking as it was the first Hindi novel that honestly talked about tabooed subjects like sexuality, caste and religious discrimination.Set in the backdrop of Allahabad, it is the story of the young, fervent and mischievous Sudha and the gifted researcher Chandar who is a protégé of her father.

The bond that Chandar and Sudha share is that of two good-humoured, inseparable friends, and neither understands that their relationship may have a name. It is only when Chandar is asked to convince Sudha to get married to a man of her father's choice, that it is apparent how the two pine for each other.

The story questions the boundaries defined by our society and redefines the very idea of love. The love between Chandar and Sudha transcends the realms of physical proximities. It's a tale of unadulterated, self-sacrificing and overwhelming romance that is as relevant today as it was six decades ago.

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