Indu's Home Coming and Other Stories

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