Shekhar: Ek Jivani (pronounced [ʃe.khər: ek jiv.ni]; transl. Shekhar: A Life) is an unfinished Hindi-language novel by Indian writer Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, also known by his pen-name, Agyeya. Published in two parts, with a third part that has yet to see the light of day, Ek Jivani is semi-biographical in nature and is considered to be Agyeya's magnum opus. Reviewers have remarked on the novel's subtle uses of psychoanalytic themes in its narrative of a variety of experiences. Indeed, it is recognized as being the first Hindi novel to have deployed Freudian approaches to the workings of the mind. Source: Wikipedia (en)