Manjul Bajaj

Eka Lalasene Manjul Bajaj

NINE FINELY NUANCED STORIES THAT EXPLORE THE THEMES OF DESIRE, INTIMACY AND LOVE... A CONTRACTOR AT A DAM SITE DEVELOPS SO OBSESSIVE A DESIRE FOR A TRIBAL WOMAN THAT HE BRINGS HOME AND HOLDS CAPTIVE ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE; A KATHAK DANCER TRAPPED IN A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE WITH AN OLDER MAN TALKS SCATHINGLY OF FIDELITY; AN ACCIDENTAL STEP INTO AN OCCUPIED BATHROOM CHANGES A YOUNG DELHI SERVANT BOY'S LIFE FOREVER; A YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE BELEAGUERED BY INFERTILITY DESPERATELY TRIES TO REIGNITE THE ROMANCE AND PASSION OF THEIR HONEYMOON ON A HOUSEBOAT IN KASHMIR. SET ACROSS IND IA, EACH OF THE STORIES IN THIS COLLECTION UNERRINGLY LOCATES THE DEFIANT UNDERCURRENT OF INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN A WORLD SHACKLED BY SOCIETAL NORMS. ??? ★★★★★★? ?? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★??? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★? ????? ????? ???, ★★★★★★ ???? ★★★★★★ ???? ?? ★★★★★★?? ???? ????...?? ★★★★★★ ???? ???? ★★★★★★?? ??? ??? ????, ???? ★★★★★★???? ★★★★★★? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ????? ★★★★★★ ????... ★★★★★★?? ★★★★★★★★★★★★ ??? ★★★★★★???? ★★★★★★★★★★★★??? ★★★★★★?? ??? ★★★★★★? ★★★★★★????? ★★★★★★? ????? ★★★★★★? ????, ?? ???? ??? ???? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★????? ????? - ?? `★★★★★★??? ?????` ???? ???. ★★★★★★?, ????? ? ★★★★★★?? ★★★★★★, ★★★★★★★★★★★★? ★★★★★★? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★ ??? ★★★★★★??? ????? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★?? ★★★★★★???? ★★★★★★????? ★★★★★★★★★★★★?, ★★★★★★? ????-★★★★★★??? ???? ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ '??? ★★★★★★?' ?? ★★★★★★???.