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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Novel by Gaurav Sharma}}<br />
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{{Infobox book<br />
| italic title = <!--(see above)--><br />
| name =Gone Are The Days<br />
| author = [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
| subject = Novel<br />
| genre = [[Semi-autobiographical]] [[Fiction]]<br />
| pub_date = 2016<br />
|image = File:Gone are the Days book cover.jpg<br />
|caption = First edition cover<br />
| published = Kalpaz Publications<br />
| media_type = Book<br />
| pages = 178 pages<br />
| isbn = 978-93-5128-237-2<br />
| oclc = 993404163<br />
}}<br />
'''''Gone Are The Days''''' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A boy's journey to make it big in life; and everything in between|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/110917/book-review-a-boys-journey-to-make-it-big-in-life-and-everything-in-between.html|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 September 2017}}</ref> The book was included in the [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] list of recommended books for young adults.<ref>{{cite news|title= Of discovery, misery and smart shopping (IANS Books This Weekend)<br />
|url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/of-discovery-misery-and-smart-shopping-ians-books-this-weekend-117092200259_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|date=22 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Publication==<br />
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The first edition of ''Gone Are The Days'' was published in 2016 by Kalpaz Publications.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Gaurav|title=Gone are the Days|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|isbn=9789351282372|language=English|id= {{ASIN|9351282376|country=in}}}}</ref> The book was well received among the youth in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.samacharplus.com/index.php/hi/2014-08-28-11-38-16/24-2014-08-28-08-47-57/18718-|title='गॉन आर द डेज' नॉवेल को पसंद कर रहे हैं YOUTH, लेखक बोले- 'जिंदगी की है कहानी'|website=samacharplus.com|access-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013212/http://www.samacharplus.com/index.php/hi/2014-08-28-11-38-16/24-2014-08-28-08-47-57/18718-|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/gone-are-the-days-novel-published-1808903/|title=नॉवेल गॉन आर द डेज प्रकाशित, युवाआें काे आ रही पसंद|website=patrika.com}}</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
A solitary boy named Gaurav experiences kaleidoscopic shifts in his initial life because of several mismatching events. The protagonist was born in a typical Punjabi Brahmin family and spent the most of his childhood in Sitamarhi, a small town of Bihar. After few years, Gaurav had to move to Delhi for his higher studies. The book runs in the flashback where the protagonist appears for his IELTS speaking test that would help him move to Canada for higher studies, and it is during the test he tells his story to the examiner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/101017/gone-are-the-days-is-the-story-of-a-solitary-boy-says-author-gaurav-sharma.html|title=Gone are the Days is the story of a solitary boy, says author Gaurav Sharma|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-gone-are-the-days-vignettes-of-nostalgia/features/news/1005344.html|title='Gone are the Days': Vignettes of nostalgia|website=United News of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/101017/in-conversation-with-gaurav-sharma-about-his-book-gone-are-the-days-and-the-journey-it-portrays.html|title=In conversation with Gaurav Sharma about his book Gone are the Days and the journey it portrays<br />
|website=The Asian Age}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Novels based on actual events]]<br />
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