Hope Lost
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (49747)
India
April 5, 2026 10:26am CST
Friends, you know one of my most favourite books was eaten up by rats. A man, who deals in old books, had reassured me to get a copy of the same book.
Today he called me and told the he couldn't find the book anywhere. He told me he had tried everywhere , but the book was unavailable.
I feel I've lost the book forever
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@valherma00 (3181)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 Apr
and i thought he will get it for you, surely cause, he said it. i'm really sorry
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
6 Apr
He tried everything he could, but failed. It's an old book. I can understand if it is not available now. I'll keep trying
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
7 Apr
@valherma00 Now I'll contact some old friends of mine who are booksellers May be they can get a copy for me.
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@valherma00 (3181)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Apr
@Shivram59 i'm glad you're not giving up and you are right, he did everything he could.
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@AliCanary (4325)
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5 Apr
I wonder if there is any chance you might find it online? I know it's not the same as having a physical copy of the book, but there are a lot of online archives where rare old books can be preserved for everyone to enjoy, and they are free.
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
5 Apr
Thank you. I searched Amazon. The book is not available there. I looked for it in some stores where old books are available. But it is unavailable there. The book is in Hindi. I don't know any other platform where this book might be available. Would you please suggest me how I can get it??
@AliCanary (4325)
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5 Apr
@Shivram59 can you write the name in English? Both the Hindi name in English script, and also the English translation of the name. I'll check for you. Also, I guess we can't post links here, so I'll send you a screenshot, in case you might want to actually buy the book. I got 48 results from this search.
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@AliCanary (4325)
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5 Apr
@Shivram59 CSJM University has digital copies of rare books - they're free
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
5 Apr
Thanks, my friend. I had been very busy these days and could not respond to your posts. From tomorrow I'll .
I'll not give up looking for it. My friend tried his best, but didn't find it. I've started trying again
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
7 Apr
@kareng I understand. You and I and all others come here in free time
@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
5 Apr
Thank you, my friend..
To be honest, I'm feeling dejected The book was purchased by my father around sixty years ago. I happened to find it a few years back. I read it and thereafter read it many times. Every time I read it, I felt I was reading it for the first time.
I'll keep searching for it.
Thank you once again, my friend
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
6 Apr
@sarik1 Now I'll ask some of my old friends who are booksellers. They live in the capital of the state. I'll ask them to arrange a copy of the book for me.
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
6 Apr
Thanks. The book I'm looking for is not available in Amazon and any other platforms.
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@Shivram59 (49747)
• India
6 Apr
Thank you, my friend. It must be somewhere, but where?? I'll now ask of some of the booksellers in the capital city to arrange a copy of the book for me Let me see if they can arrange it.
