The Dark Side of Light

The Dark Side of Light Sanil Sachar’s second book promises a unique literary experience for readers with its combination of short stories poems and plays vignettes of romance comedy murder mystery and much more. Offering a diverse pick Sanil seamlessly combines the rhythm of poetry the allure of storytelling and the realism of theatre to create an enriching and vivid experience. Some pieces transport you to a different world while others allude to everyday experiences. Set in the year 2034 ‘Members Only’ takes you inside India’s first strip club and asks existential questions about a person’s identity through the story of a young man who oscillates between love and lust. ‘Painted Red’ is about a brother dealing with the loss of a sibling and brings alive basic human emotions like wrath and vengeance. Navigating through an array of everyday emotions ‘Dinner with the Turners’ is a laugh riot that peeps into the life of a hopeless young wanderer trying to find his identity in a foreign land. ‘I’ll Be There One Day’ is a short and powerful story about belonging while mystery and wavering thoughts dominate ‘The Conditioned Air’. Racy and pulsating The Dark Side of Light is a celebration of the coming together of three different literary forms with their distinct flavours intact.