Theek Tumhare Pichhe (Hindi) Manav Kaul 2016 Hind Yugm pp. 192 This collection of short stories by Manav Kaul came as a surprise to me. Not a short stories fan, I picked it up with the clear thought that this will fill in the fifteen minutes of reading a day slot. Pleasantly surprised, I found…
Cheetiyan (Hindi) Sanatan Mishra 2018 Kindle edition This is a short story about a doctor who struggles against economic hardships to complete his education and become a successful practitioner. I picked it up because of the name- Cheetiyan: Unke liye jinhe lagta hai wo reng rahe hain. This unusual title was an attraction but I…
Shartein Lagoo Divya Prakash Dubey 2017 Wesland/Hind Yugm pp. 144 Shartein Lagoo is a collection of short stories by Divya Prakash Dubey. I discovered his writing this year and have managed to finish the three books by him that I could lay my hands on. I have already pre booked his next release. I think…
Masala Chai Divya Prakash Dubey 2014 Hind Yugm pp. 206 Masala Chai is a collection of short stories by Divya Prakash Dubey. It is exactly what the introduction claims it to be, stories that you share with your friends over a cup of tea. Most stories are simple, based on everyday occurrences that characterise life…
Namak Swadanusar Nikhil Sachan 2017 Westland pp. 160 Namak Swadanusar is a collection of short stories that revolve around the most common theme that I read : Life. In the initial few stories, I was wondering why I picked up this book. I know why I picked it up: I was craving Hindi. It is…
Musafir Cafe Divya Prakash Dubey2016Westlandpp. 144Musafir Cafe by Dubey is the story of everyone who is in their late twenties and early thirties, or maybe even older. It is the story of everyone who has found a stable career but is in search of peace and meaning. Of everyone who is looking not for romantic love…
Yeh Sach Hai (Hindi)Amrita Pritamp. 96(Ebook read. Publisher details n.a.) “अगर मैं कहुँ कि मैंने कई बार रात को चाँद की लौ में उसे देखा है, किसी टहनी पर उगने वाले पत्ते में, और नदी के पानी में तैरते हुए मंदिर के कलश में, और किसी किताब के… “ The love for reading Hindi continues. I…
Name of the Book: Anarko ke Aath Din (Hindi)Name of the Author: SatyuNo. of Pages: 104Year of Publication: 2004 (this print, original 1994)Publisher: Rajkamal About the Book:The book is the story of a young girl named Anarko. In the simplest way possible, the book is divided into eight chapters each for the eight days that…
Name: Sooraj ka Saatwan Ghoda (Hindi)Author: Dharamvir BharatiNo. of Pages: 80Publisher: Bhartiya GyanpithYear of Publication: 2011 (Fortieth edition) About the Book:The novel, or novella if you please, is a collection of stories interwoven within a single story. Written in the simplest of styles, Bharti introduces the storyline through a narrator. The narrator has a life…
name: imam bukhari ka napkin (hindi)author: musharraf aalam zaukireading time: 6-8 metro rides it is a book of short stories in urdu mixed hindi… very very close to life.. in fact it is so real in the most everyday things that it is somtimes spooky… largely talks of the inner psychic world of individuals in…
