The Bridge on the River Song and Other Stories from Garhwal

<p>The Bridge on the River Song and Other Stories is a refreshing collection of twenty-three short stories with elements of romance bravery suspense compassion history and mystery. A few of them are retellings of folk stories from the hills of Uttarakhand particularly Garhwal and then there are stories from within the authors family in Dehradun. All the stories have a connection with Dehradun or a character from Garhwal–Kumaon or they start or finish in Uttarakhand. A few are translations of the authors Hindi audio stories already on the YouTube channels #StoryJam and #KuchhKisseKuchhKahaniyan. Written in simple English they can be read by any English speaker without consulting a dictionary. Some stories have a few Sanskrit and Hindi words and phrases (with side-by-side English translations and a glossary at the end) adding to their linguistic richness.  </p>