Gandhali

This is a collection of stories based on famous historical figures. The name indicates that this is a set of stories having it's own fragrance. In the beginning the author admits that 'Words have no fragrance. They have only meanings. But a combination of many words present a person and the atmosphere May be after reading these stories reader will feel the fragrance too then it will give me immense satisfaction.' The author shows his confidence and faith in the readers. All the stories in 'Gandhali' are based on the lives of famous personalities and the incidences from the past. He has slected each one carefully. Each story is a homogenous mixture of valour compassion and romance. Each one reflects the author's command over language and takes the reader to the history itself. The success of 'Gandhali' is intense on the background of novels from the same author based on historical figures.