Shala is a Marathi novel written by Milind Bokil first published in 2003. It is adapted for the theatre as one act play,"Ga Ma Bha Na" by Ruiya college, Mumbai[1] and a film "Humne Jeena Sikh Liya".
It's a story of a group of school boys on the threshold of their teenage years in a little Indian school, gather in their beloved adda to deliberate the every day of school-life. The story revolves around the midst of the Emergency Period (Anushasan Parv as mentioned in the book and term given by Vinoba Bhave) of India in a rural area near Navi Mumbai. The lead character of the novel is Mukund Joshi studying in 9th standard. Other main characters are his three friends, Shirodkar( a girl on whom he has a crush), his uncle(Narumama), Appa(school headmaster) . The novel deals with how Mukund Joshi tries to impress her in a secretive manner. During this course, Narumama acts as his cupid. It seems that he has won the heart of Shirodkar but at the end of the year, Mukund and his friends are accused of misbehaving with a schoolgirl and are punished. Though Mukund is not guilty, his impression downgrades as he is portrayed as accomplice by the schoolgirl's parents. On the result day of 9th standard, Mukund comes to know that Shirodkar has left the village because of her father's transfer. One of his friends fails and hence is dropped from the school. Other one leaves the village to attend a different school and Mukund is left alone with 10th standard's dreadful year ahead. A Marathi movie based on the novel with the same name is going to be released in December 2011.[2] Quote
It is a Marathi bestselling novel. A Marathi movie based on the novel with the same name is going to be released in December 2011.