Presented here is a dharohar of 17 short stories set during the period between 1960 and 1970—a highly eventful decade in the history of independent India. Translated from Hindi into English, these short stories are the evident outcome of the era of the Nayi Kahani or the new story in Hindi literature. They represent, in narrative form, the desolation of the educated Indian during a time when society was undergoing rapid change on a global scale; words like democracy, universalism, non-obscurantism, liberalism, and secularism seemed to carry a great deal of conviction. These tales portray the imbalance between work and life, declining job opportunities, migration, alienation, the loss of personal connection with one’s family, the futility of pseudo-sophistication, and an overall existentialist consciousness of urban society at large. Will the ordinary Indian be able to overcome the shadows of despair and move on to a brighter future?—is a question that haunts the reader in every story.
| Weight | 290 g |
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| Dimensions | 215 × 140 × 10 mm |
| Cover Type | Flexiback |