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What is it that can be your strength, your weakness, your nemesis, or your identity? Relationships. It Happens―Stories of Human Relationships is a collection about people and their interactions that define the world we live in, either themselves or in the manner they influence us. These stories will make you live the characters and experience their relationships. You can almost reach out and touch someone familiar, remember a similar guilt or a deep sigh, a know-it-all smirk or a wide smile. So, go ahead, immerse yourself, and let your emotions go on a roller-coaster ride. And prepare to get surprised.
What befalls the most middle class, ordinary of dreams and loves caught on the cusp of the most cursed, extraordinary of times? Lollita, a fortyish writer and Saree-a-holic single mom, chases her small-town big dream of making it to the B-Lists. With Lit Agent Lamba ji in tow, she collides into not only speed-breakers like ageism, but also the choppy timelines of Before Corona, Lockdown, and Unlock. Straddling culture-scapes of Dilli Haat to Lockdown-shadowed litfests around City Beautiful and Himachal Pradesh, Lollita also finds herself drawn to a younger artist, Ruhaan. Will Lollita's summer-spring romance survive Quarantine's clash of cultures? What fate awaits her Wannabe Bestseller? Giddha On My Gulmohar is a racy, literary satire mapping the 'oops' and downs of Pandemic's people, like you and me. A poignant portrait pulsating with the heartbeat of incorrigible Hope.
Do you know what porn does to you? We all know what it does to our body, but what about our mind? Internet porn: endless variety of hardcore, sexual videos streaming at the click of a button. We have all seen it. Our intimate partners have seen it. Most kids by the time they are eleven have seen it too. Why do we humans watch porn in the first place? What role is porn playing in the Indian sexual revolution? Is porn spicing up or ruining our relationships? Should parents let their kids watch porn? Can watching porn make us promiscuous or affect a man's libido? Should we ban porn? Is internet porn hindering or facilitating the sexual liberation of Indian women? Pornistan answers these and tells you everything else you absolutely must know in today's porn-induced sexual culture. Interviews with India's leading experts, latest studies and experiments from around the world, statements from world famous porn-stars, scientists and doctors, some incredibly relatable short stories and some amazing illustrations Pornistan will entertain you, shock you, inform you and leave you with a deeper understanding of how human sexuality works. Pornsitan the sex education you didn't receive at school.
A Christian boy in Pakistan is accused of blasphemy―a crime punishable by death. Haunted by a tragic past, a young lawyer named Sikander Ghaznavi returns to Pakistan after many years abroad, and takes on the defence of the boy. He reaches out to the sharpest human rights lawyer he knows―the woman he has loved for years, but now another man’s wife. As they deal with their unresolved feelings, the lawyers confront a corrupt system, a town turned against them, and a prophecy that predicts their death. Will they save the boy? Or will the city of Quetta, its prejudice inflamed by religious extremists, consume them and deliver them to a deadly fate?
How would you feel if you meandered into a tale and suddenly found it leading you up a twisted path of intrigue and evil? Life is made up of light and shade. Just when you feel that things are in your control, the darkness moves in and edges the light out. That is when the shadows follow, creating an atmosphere of disquiet. The stories in this anthology do just that. They keep you wondering where they are leading you till the shadows catch up with you.
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Telgi and the stamp scam? Didn’t that happen a quarter of a century ago? Why now? Because the complete story of the counterfeiter and scamster has never been told before. Because the story of the sheer innovation and audacity of an underdog needs to be told. Because the complex web of corruption involving lawmakers and law-keepers continues. Because the crime has all the overtones of a Bollywood potboiler, replete with chases, corrupt government officials and policemen, political chicanery, bar dancers and yes, a murder too! Because of the many unanswered questions that remain, so many years after the crime and the death of Abdul Karim Ladsaab Telgi in 2017. How was it possible for a man l...
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As we unveil Tribute's special edition, dedicated to honouring the Top 10 authors of 2024, we invite all our readers to accompany them on their incredible journey. The journey of an author is not without its challenges. Behind every triumph lies countless hours of toil, self-doubt, and rejection. Yet, it is precisely this resilience in the face of adversity that defines the true essence of a writer. As we raise ourselves to applaud these literary gems let us also take a moment to reflect on the transformative power of storytelling. These authors have a variety to offer to their readers.
Today, Indian writing in English is a fi eld of study that cannot be overlooked. Whereas at the turn of the 20th century, writers from India who chose to write in English were either unheeded or underrated, with time the literary world has been forced to recognize and accept their contribution to the corpus of world literatures in English. Showcasing the burgeoning field of Indian English writing, this encyclopedia documents the poets, novelists, essayists, and dramatists of Indian origin since the pre-independence era and their dedicated works. Written by internationally recognized scholars, this comprehensive reference book explores the history and development of Indian writers, their major contributions, and the critical reception accorded to them. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English will be a valuable resource to students, teachers, and academics navigating the vast area of contemporary world literature.