Tiger in the Portico" is neither the heroic story of defeating a man-eater nor is it a story of bloodshed where the mammal emerges victorious. In fact, it is just the reverse - it is about two sisters running for their lives when they come face to face with a tiger. They run, and the tiger runs too! Things take a dramatic turn when the tiger comes in contact with a fanatic lover, a lousy forest officer and a bunch of noisy villagers. What happens next? Who escapes finally? The tiger or the girls? In Anju Darshini's beguiling short story collection, dreams and reality blur, exploring the dark and strange corners of our minds. Concentrated mostly in the pockets of downtown India, the stories wrap the extraordinary within the ordinary!
Tales of You, Me and Them, is a collection of eight short stories. A village flows through the heart of the main characters in these stories. The author remembers her childhood and holidays spent in Keeladi, a South Indian village, and lets her imagination flow as she connects her stories to this little village that fascinated her immensely. The stories carry the battles, triumphs and failures in everyday lives of everyday people. It transforms the lives of ordinary men and women, into very real and, yet, extraordinary tales. There is love, hatred, revenge, pain, desire, dreams, challenges, and then, there is hope. Hope that can light up many lives, including yours, mine and theirs. Each story will leave a lasting impression on you, making you realize how simple, and yet, how so complicated life happens to be.
Tales of You, Me and Them, is a collection of eight short stories. A village flows through the heart of the main characters in these stories. The author remembers her childhood and holidays spent in Keeladi, a South Indian village, and lets her imagination flow as she connects her stories to this little village that fascinated her immensely. The stories carry the battles, triumphs and failures in everyday lives of everyday people. It transforms the lives of ordinary men and women, into very real and, yet, extraordinary tales. There is love, hatred, revenge, pain, desire, dreams, challenges, and then, there is hope. Hope that can light up many lives, including yours, mine and theirs. Each story will leave a lasting impression on you, making you realize how simple, and yet, how so complicated life happens to be.
Tales of You, Me and Them, is a collection of eight short stories. A village flows through the heart of the main characters in these stories. The author remembers her childhood and holidays spent in Keeladi, a South Indian village, and lets her imagination flow as she connects her stories to this little village that fascinated her immensely. The stories carry the battles, triumphs and failures in everyday lives of everyday people. It transforms the lives of ordinary men and women, into very real and, yet, extraordinary tales. There is love, hatred, revenge, pain, desire, dreams, challenges, and then, there is hope. Hope that can light up many lives, including yours, mine and theirs. Each story will leave a lasting impression on you, making you realize how simple, and yet, how so complicated life happens to be.
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