Realistic Fiction

It's perilous penning this blurb. It's fine when man is modest about his  work. It even affords him the aura of an invisible crown!But what about his work?Were it an art or craft, it is there for all to see. What of a literary work of an unheralded author?Well, lauding the same might raise one's  eyebrows. Failing to praise wouldn't make a 'jewel-less crown' either!Why not see, if this is the great Indian novel.  This is the story of the rise and fall of an ambitious man, the decline, and the decay of his conniving wife, the trials, and tribulations of their wayward son as well as the grit and gall of a spirited woman, who enters into his life. This depiction of their life and...

This is a compendium of the author’s Indian stage and radio plays:Slighted Souls is a poignant love story set in rural Telangana, beset with feudal exploitation of the forcing the dalits to toil in the fields as bonded labor without impunity, the land owning doras had no qualms in reducing the womenfolk of this ilk as sex slaves in the gadis, which leads to an armed resistance engulfing an young couple. Men at work on Women at work is a tragic-comic episode depicting the fallout of sexual harassment at the workplace in the Indian urban setting with its traditional cultural underpinnings. Castle of Despair, built on the slippery ground of man's innate urge for ...

In a stream of consciousness mode, this is the self-account of the life and times of a man, who liquidates his immense wealth only to consign it to the  flames. The agony and ecstasy of his life as he makes it big in our materialistic world and the way he loses his soul in the bargain, only to regain it when tragedy strikes him makes one ponder over the meaning of success in  This philosophical ‘novel of a memoir’ is a compelling read that is conducive to contemplate the nature and scope of human relationships begins thus:"He had the soul of our times, and is the namesake of many. He tamed success by the scruff of its neck, only to fuel envy in our neighborhood. When it seemed ...

I was captivated by the intriguing interpretations of The Other Side of Fear. One person suggested, “It delves into the depths of Another countered, “No, it’s a chilling exploration of labor camps in China and the sinister practice of organ harvesting.” A third chimed in, “I see it as a powerful narrative of a group of individuals, bound by faith, on a mission to liberate a Chinese prisoner.” The fourth person added, “The book is a profound reflection on how God orchestrates events towards His predetermined the discussion unfolded, a collective understanding of The Other Side of Fear's themes, a shared enlightenment, emerged. Each interpretation held a grain of truth, from th...