Indu's Home-Coming and Other Stories

The stories are packed with intense emotions like, love between mother and daughter, as in "Indu's
Home-Coming"; undaunted spirited struggle of parents to carry their sick young kid to the doctor by
ferrying the boat on river waters during a dark night, as in "Gopapura"; the turbulent thoughts of a
young disabled unmarried girl oscillating between a conservative mind-set and the surge of natural
feelings that emboldens her to take calculated audacious step, as in "Broken Heart"; and taking bold
steps to charter an unprecedented life when Chhabi discovered that her cruel father had sold her to
an unknown stranger in a village fair, as in the story of the same name "Chhabi". Whatever it is, the
art of co-relating and narrating subtle, huge life-philosophy at every turn of the story is an
outstanding speciality of the author. Most of the stories are told in a rural backdrop; be it the quarrel
between two neighbouring housewives, as in "Discovery", or the chance killing of a rampaging
monkey on an auspicious Tuesday, as in "Atonement", or the painful last couple of hours in the life
of an emaciated, unwanted street dog, as in "Green Disguise"; everywhere the village life is
described in its glorious best. The infinite powers of human beings, their patience and anxieties drive
them to make them undefeated heroes in their lives. Amidst the pragmatic negativity and blind
alleys, life is destined to take a positive turn and ultimately finds bright light at the end of the tunnel