On 17 June 2013, a normally calm Mandakini came crashing down from the hills in Uttarakhand and destroyed everything in its path: houses, bridges, dams and the town of Kedarnath. Thousands of people perished and lakhs lost their livelihood. Three years after the disaster, stories from the valley-of pain and sorrow, the state government s indifference and the corporate goof-ups, and the courage and heroism shown by the locals in the face of an absolute ...
This fascinating collection of short stories focus on women writers whose stories emerge largely from a contemporary, urban experience. With representative stories form Alka Saraogi, Chitra Mudgal, Geetanjali Shree, Krishna Sobti, Mamta Kalia, Manjul Bhagat, Mannu Bhandari, Mridula Garg, Nasira Sharma, Rajee Seth and Rekha, this collection, appearing for the first time in English translation, brings together some of the finest pieces of women’s writings in ...