Indu's Home-Coming and Other Stories

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