Dr. Bilas Bihari’s most heartfelt work yet, ‘Suno Manoram’ chronicles the last moments of Manoram, his beloved wife. When she falls seriously ill she refuses to be hospitalized at Patna, and insists on spending her last days with her sons at Chennai. ‘Suno Manoram’ captures the emotional and physical turmoil Manoram undergoes as she is being treated. To alleviate the agony, she asks the author to talk about him; about his antecedents, his triumphs, his defeats, his joys and sorrows, his travels and roots. ‘Suno Manoram’ draws a vivid portrait of the author’s life. It examines his past and his youth; his first love and his lasting romance with his wife Manoram. As the tale reaches its end, a deeply satisfied Manoram breathes her last at the house of her sons. However, Manoram still appears in the author’s dreams. She talks to him and still shares his life. When the author in one of such dreams asks her about this, she tells him about the undying nature of the soul. She asks the author to lead his life as he usually does and that she will talk to him whenever he calls for her.
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