Gurutu

Twenty-two chapters. Twenty-two different lives. A journey that begins on one Sunday and ends on another Sunday.(¿¿¿¿¿¿) Gurutu is not an ordinary story. It is a book of quiet human connections that flow silently beneath everyday life. After every chapter, one question lingers: How many such unseen marks have we left in the lives of others?You can read this book from beginning to end as a complete novel, or start with any chapter and enjoy it as a collection of standalone short stories.Manjunath is an ordinary man. He lives in an apartment in Bengaluru, goes to work every day, and leads a simple, unremarkable life. Yet, without even realizing it, he has left an imprint on the lives of twenty-two people around him.A pickle jar. A brass water pot. An old bicycle. A cassette tape. A wristwatch. These simple objects pass from one person to another, gaining new meaning each time as they weave their way through the lives of relatives, neighbors, colleagues, and even strangers.