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The haveli of the Shahs in a village in Gujarat-Punjab is the hub of discussions about the imminent independence of India. Even as two of the Shah brothers return from the British army, bringing in tales of their political excesses, the women of the village, suffering its iron-fisted patriarchy, look for guidance towards the childless Shahni, the eldest Shah's second wife. And in the quiet corners of the haveli, an impossible love sprouts between Shahji and young ...
She's a quiet flame, a roaring sea. He's restless wave, an autumn. Set in the Dilly of the 1920s, Mehak and Kripanarayan's love story threatens the seams of family and passion, as Kutumb the wife gropes for the slivers of a broken marriage. Three powerful characters, three distinct voices. Krishna Sobti crafts a perfect wind cup that shields the flickering flames of love and life.
"Whoever the homeland may belong to; it is not merely a piece of geography. It is also not just history. Nor is it the rivers of the region, or the mountains. It is all those things that keep getting absorbed in your very being whether you want it or not. It constantly nurtures your mind, heart and soul. Keeps it alive… It is our land that gives us a vision. Gives us strength to see our country and see beyond it. To connect with our place and times."
"Good language is not just... knowing that a word exists. You cannot even establish a word or install it unless you are aware of its shape, colour, as also the country of its origin and use. A good writer... assimilates words n their entirety -their sounds, rhythm, their capacity to hold meaning their subtlety and their linguistic tangibility... If you don't live a language and have no feelings for the words, you cannot, at the level of style alone, weave ...
An exquisite translation of Ai Ladki, a Hindi Classic. Ai Ladki, the classic. A sentence in every world, a world in every silence. The ladki - girl, daughter, child, all rolled into one - spins an absorbing tale of love in the time of death, the distances between a daughter and her mother, the indescribable closeness. The essence of friendship in every mother daughter relationship that Krishna Sobti has magicked for us, is a must read for all daughters and ...