Look into the mirror of the sciety and all you see is a scarecrow!" An anthology that mirrors the society at large. Thirteen stories that take you to the streets of Kabul to the paddy fields in rural Bengal, from a chirstmas in Paris to a famine in Orissa, from the lavish life futility of a rockstar to the aspiring dreams of a prostitute from artistic nudity to meeting God. This anthology has it all. The roller coaster ride of emotions will justify life is nor black , nor white but mostly grey!! And the scarecrow in some paddy field will keep mocking the society and it's futile taboos!! Can we be the scarecrow? An anthology you may love or hate but can't ignore for sure!!

Welcome to a mysterious land where ghosts. Ghouls and spirits rule. Welcome to a place where haunted houses and evil souls will make a shiver run down your spine. A spooky tale in the scenic hills of Mussoorie awaits you while uncanny happenings in a literary competition are sure to intrigue you. The case of a mysterious white Maruti baffles everyone, even as the unsuspecting jogger experiences something he had never bargained for. A group of friends will encounter the worst terror of their lives while nightmares of his death rack the young man! Author's In and The Book Bakers present an eclectic mix of true stories, legends, and fables that have often been a part of India's folklore—armed with some of the best authors in India's paranormal literature history. CASE FILES OF THE DEAD; India's first pure horror public anthology will turn every host into (G)Host!!!

The stories trace the impact of all the important socia-political movements that have swept scross the Telugu land in the post-independence era; socialism, communism, feminism, civil rights movements and dalit movemenmt. Thelives of Thelugu people of all strata are reprensentaed here in a rich literary mosaic.

English translation by Snehaprava Das from the Odia original of Paramita satpathy's Sahitya akademi award winning collection of stories,Prapti.

Women’s voices no longer record only women’s confinement in kitchens and backyards and their victimhood. They speak of invisible enclosures around individuals, insurmountable barriers in much widened scenarios of the world. The twenty nine short stories in this volume bring together varieties of themes, multifocal narratives, strange figures, unusual metaphors and alternative world views. Underlying is all these is a quest for a just and equitable world. No subject such as Dalit, Minority, tribal issues, farmers’ distress, newer forms of exploitation in highly technological spaces under the impact of Globalization, and existential quest escapes the pens and perception of these marvelous Telugu women writers. More than a dozen translators enthusiastically lent their creative skills to bring these rich stories to English readership. The transformation of women from victims to survivors to saviours would have been amazing if men and women, worked together to build a casteless, classless, environmental friendly society. Which Our writers aspire for..

The 43 stories collected from 21 languages in this anthology showcase the rich diversity and intricacies of life in India. They range from the turmoil and mass hysteria of partition to the suppressed anger and self-pity of those ensnared in fractured homes. These narratives reveal both the external and internal experiences of Indian society. The sacred and the profane, as well as the elite and the subaltern, feature prominently in these complex narratives, serving as metaphors for self-reflection. Collectively, these stories chart a transformative century in which our country emerged as a unified nation. The evocative imagery from the troubled depths of the 20th century is both unsettling and enlightening.

The short stories - written originally in Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto and Saraiki, and now translated into English - showcased in this anthology engage with the above questions in their own ways, articulating a multiplicity of voices and experiences. They chrocle the birth of Pakistan nation in traumatic circumstances and its schequered history over the past fifty yearsthrough depicting the "desire and aspirations, fear and horror, pride, shame, helplessness and a thousand other unnamed feelings" of their protagonists. While doing so, they also depict the immensely varied and rich tapestry of the cultural life in Pakistan.

Meet these people: Bundle Bindu, so named because he likes his truth with a little embellishment, Jayant the shopkeeper who doesn’t make any profit, and Lunchbox Nalini, Sudha Murty herself, who brings her empty lunchbox-to be filled with food-wherever she goes! Written in Sudha Murty’s inimitable style, Common Yet Uncommon is a heartwarming picture of everyday life and the foibles and quirks of ordinary people. In the fourteen tales that make up the collection, Sudha Murty delves into memories of childhood, life in her hometown and the people she’s crossed paths with. These and the other characters who populate the pages of this book do not possess wealth or fame. They are unpolished and outspoken, transparent and magnanimous. Their stories are tales of unvarnished humans, with faults and big hearts. Testament to the unique parlance of a small town, Common Yet Uncommon speaks a universal language of what it means to be human.

The glory of nature manifests itself in the beauty of mountains, oceans, and islands. A beauteous constellation of rare coral islands blesses Bharat. The best gift is the group called Lakshadweep, which is too lovely for poetry or painting and too heavenly for patriotic idolatry of geography or imaginative bounty of geology. This book covers some folktales from such a beautiful place. You would not like this to be missed.

A comparison of the lives and writing of Devkota and Nirala by Murari Madhusudan Thakur. Sahitya Akademi Award 2021

This well-chosen collection of 24 short stories contains some of the best writing in English that has emerged from India in the recent past. Several of these stories have appeared un various collections, anthologies and journals in India and abroad. Though written in English "the tempo of Indian Life" as Raja Rao says, "is expression." The style though distinctive in each story, is markedly Indian, and reveals the writer's rootedness in contemporary Indian reality.

Volume 1 of Indian Stories is a curated selection of short stories translated into English from various Indian languages. This volume goes beyond being a simple collection; it captures the evolving social conditions and value systems over the past sixty years. The diverse stories showcase the richness of Indian culture and tradition, while also featuring universal elements that resonate with contemporary audiences and other cultures. The narratives within this anthology reflect the essence of India over time, weaving in mystical elements as they bridge the past and present. The dynamism, wisdom, and human qualities present in these tales ensure their relevance for generations. This is the first volume in a series, with each installment designed to highlight different aspects of Indian culture.

Mystery of the Missing Cap and Others Stories, originally published as Manoj Dasanka Katha O Kahini was the first collection of short stories in Odia to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award (1972). The collection spans twenty-two years of the writer's contribution to Odia short story. While Sri Das has won wider recognitions through his subsequently written stories, roping into the circle of his admires writers like Graham Greene and H.R.F. Keating, this collection marks a mile stone in the evolution of Odia fiction, infusing into the genre of short stories a neew vitality through a combination of deep psychological insight into characters and situations and a remarkable precision in sytle. The translation is by the author himself whoalso occupies a special places in Indian writing in English.

Something Unspoken Too, Kujjh Ankeha Vi, which won Prem Parkash the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, is now being rendered into English as Something Unspoken Too. Most of the stories iun this collection bear testimony to this unique facet of Prem Parkash's art and craft, through which he searches for the hidden, the unrevealed, the mysterious and the unspoken, all in an effort to understand the complexities of human motives and actions. Thestories in this collection move precariously across the spectruuum of words and silences, giving rise to spaces in which the unarticulated can aesthetically be located. Prem Parkash is a 'poet' of the twilight zone, a wanderer of forbidden territories and a cartographer of complex human relationships.

This is a story of a Great Sea Turtle. After forty years in captivity, Gaudi, a sea turtle, escapes from his aquarium only to discover that his once beautiful home is now a foul ocean. Instead of happy healthy sea creatures he meets hundreads of sick animals who have been maimed by underwater nuclear experiments. Meeting other creature who share his anguish and then finding a mate with special needs, he eventually resolves to save the giant 'Tree of life' that represents the one source of hope for the world of Nature.

His short stories are translated into English and published as "Chaso - Selected short stories" by Sahitya Academy in 2014.

Love: A Sweet Poison is an anthology of nineteen short stories based on the theme of love that becomes poison if reciprocated wrongly to appease the false ego leaving behind emptiness of dark silence and heaps of shattered dreams. Love is a divine neurological feeling and psychological necessity like thirst and hunger. It would be erroneous to elevate ‘Love’ to the level of ‘God’, but the fact—love permeates the whole universe—cannot be ignored. Love is a feeling less to be defined and more to be experienced, so love blindly and unconditionally to lump up your emotions more vehemently but only when the time is ripe and circumstances favourable. Side-effects of passionate love, romance, betrayal, heartbreaks and ditching of partners after sexual gratification, etc., have been chosen exclusively as core issues in this anthology which will prove a torchbearer to the teens and youngsters. This anthology highlights the pernicious results of love as an obsession at an immature age, and it will take you to a world of badly broken hearts and never healing scarred souls.

Love- the ecstatic feeling ever... the feeling that has touched everyone in one way or other for at least once in their lives. Love has its variations... long distance relationship love, one-sided love, eternal love and many more... this book, "Strings Of Love", is an attempt to compile as many flavours of honey as we can... get drenched in love... get mesmerised in love... and you never know, some story or some character might narrate your account too! Here we present to you 20 soul-soothing love stories. Relive your days of love...

When Ravens Speak and Horses Fly: Odia folktales in this book have been retold by Mona Lisa Jena, author, poet and translator. They have been chosen for their diverse cultural significance. Odisha is an ancient civilization. Oral literature flourished in the form of folk literature, by women, sowing the seeds of a literary tradition of individualism. Folk elements lived and continue to live in villages, which are yet to undergo urbanization. The more inaccessible and unaffected the land, the stronger its folk elements. Odia folktales revolved around seafarers, kings and princes, princesses and village idylls, and yet-to-be explored tribal tales. The tribals wove stories about the creation of the world, gods, and totems like how the sun and moon came into being, and how the tallest hill in the village was the tutelary deity with the most power. Rural tales included trees, animals and birds, with the addition of magic, witchcraft and ghosts. All these makes the folktales irresistible.

"The Sentient God" is a collection of award-winning Odia short stories written by Santanu Kumar Acharya. The book includes 11 stories that are rooted in folklore and myth and cover a range of genres, including fantasy, humor, horror, crime, and romance. The stories are set in villages, small towns, and cities, and will entertain and lighten the mood while also prompting readers to reflect on deep questions about life. In this book, Acharya experiments with the occult and theoretical postulations in stories like "The Sentient God," "The Witness Tree," "The Dream" and "A Moonlit Night on the College Campus." He was an idealist in his life and never compromised with the establishment, and this is reflected in other stories like "Glasnost," "A Telephone Call," and "August 15," which intend to expose the flaws of the political and bureaucratic system of the present time. Overall, "The Sentient God" cements Acharya's reputation as one of the decade's most inventive and successful Odia short story writers. As all great stories do, these stories have the power to make readers see the world differently.