The Protectors & Other Stories

<p>This collection of short stories takes its title from one of the stories contained in it: 'The Protectors'. All stories are basically romantic in nature but they are not simple love stories. Their themes have all the colours and their myriad shades to afford you a panoramic view of the world we live in.</p><p>The first story for example is that of a boy whose rebellious nature not accepting the norms of a corrupt society struggles to achieve a job on the basis of his qualification and not on the recommendation of a friend. Another story deals in defence of the motherland from the vicious attack of a rival force. Then there is a story which gives a graphic picture of a poverty-stricken housing scheme where women forgetting about their self-respect stoop so low as to adopt a life style both execrable and pitiable... but there are women and there are women!</p><p>In brief the book touches on unemployment indignity of a religious family and inheritance inciting to murder. A story each describes the horrendous custom of doing away with female foetuses the ugly face of feudalism and foundering efforts of a courtesan to escape to a righteous life. Last but not least is the story of educated youth who for want of any reasonable job resort to robbery.</p><p>The book takes you along on a journey which unravels a picture of unspeakable misery some people are subjected to. One would feel the milk of human kindness is drying up fast!</p><p>One could read these stories with a view to killing time but if they pause and think... well that is exactly what these stories are aimed at.</p>