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Ruskin Bond is a master of the short story. This pitch-perfect collection brings together the very best tales he has written in the 21st century. The book starts with the title story, ‘Song of the Forest’, which has never been published before, and includes extraordinary pieces of fiction like ‘A Man Called Brain’, ‘Rhododendrons in the Mist’, and ‘Miracle at Happy Bazaar’. Dazzling, comic, and gripping, Song of the Forest is the latest masterpiece from India’s most beloved writer.

कहानियां मनोरंजक और आनंदप्रद दोनों हो सकती हैं। वे अंतर्दृष्टि और ज्ञान से भरी हो सकती हैं, ख़ासकर जब उन्होंने सदियों से पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी सफ़र किया हो, और हर पुनर्कथन के साथ नए अर्थ अपनाए और छोड़े हों।.

In Preeti Shenoy’s exciting new short story, a young girl, fresh off a break-up, repeatedly finds playing cards turning up on her path. At first she is dismissive, but they keep reappearing. Do the cards mean something? What are they trying to tell her? Will she find new love?

This volume brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s prose and poetry. For over four decades, by way of innumerable novels, essays, short stories and poems, the author has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This anthology has selections from all of his major books and...

‘If you find my stories obscene or filthy, then the society you are living in is obscene and dirty,’ once said Manto. While Manto was time and again accused of obscenity, his stories addressed several social issues. With his astute understanding of the complexity of human nature and his ability to write griping stories, Manto was considered one of the most powerful voices of his time. This collection brings together some of Manto's finest stories including 'Chor', 'Mausam ki Shararat' and 'Paseena'.

Gautam Buddha Ki Prerak Kahaniyan by Mukesh ‘Nadan’ offers a collection of motivational stories from the life of Lord Buddha, aimed at inspiring children and imparting valuable moral lessons.

दिव्य प्रकाश दुबे की ये 16 कहानियाँ, अलग-अलग शहरों में रहने वाले आम और ख़ास दोनों तरह के लोगों को नए शेड में दिखाने की कोशिश करती हैं। वे लोग, जो अपनी आधी-अधूरी हसरतों के साथ भी पूरे हैं।

The Panchatantra is a collection of short stories from India, written more than 5,000 years ago! This is a collection of stories from that legendary collection. The stories inculcate moral values in children in a subtle and fun manner. Enjoy the stories, where plants and animals can converse with human beings too!

Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul—as well as other dastardly crimes—in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond . . . then came the “suicide” that was murder . . . the...

Cheaters tells nine short stories, each discussing a different shade of infidelity in today's times when societal norms are still the same-archaic. However, the urge to explore and experiment amongst the youth is at an all-time high. This friction, if not handled well, could lead to unexpected...

Sachchidananda Hirananda Vastyayana ‘Agyeya’ (Ajneya) is an important poet and writer of the ‘adhunik kaal’ (modern period) of Hindi literature. Meri Priya Kahaniyan (My Favourite Stories) is an anthology of 12 of his selected stories, where after 15 years of hiatus, he revisits his old writings as an exercise to reflect on questions of audience reception, truth and the position of a writer vis-à-vis the world he inhabits and the world that he creates.

A teenage Anita fights with her first wave of infatuation, a grown-up girl goes through crests and troughs of her various firsts, a married woman struggles with the meanderings of her mind at various stages of her married life, a love story told from a child observer's perspective, and a story of a man's yearning to feel his roots in another part of the globe. Mundane details of ordinary lives and the darker recesses of the minds of these marginalized characters are played with strokes of myriad colours to bring forth the strangeness, unpredictability and adventure that life holds.

Form-defining short stories. First published in 1914, James Joyce defined what the short story could be with his collection The Dubliners. A mixture of prose and poetry, each story can be listened to independently, or as a collection. From childhood to maturity, we see what life - and ultimately death - can be, via an extraordinary cast of characters, all of whom experience an epiphany. There’s Father Flynn, the priest; Evelyn, the shop girl who dreams of escape; Mrs Mooney, the butcher’s daughter, who runs a boarding house.

एक ही पुस्तक में तीन लघु उपन्यास। जलावतन-तन के थोड़े-से बरसों में, मन की अन्तर-सतह में उतर जाने की वह कहानी है, जो जलते बुझते अक्षरों में लिपटी हुई है।

With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she answer? Is the abandoned Khairatabad Science College in Hyderabad really haunted? A gang of students break inside to investigate. Nirav and Pavi love each other . . . most of the time. Will...

Suffused with warmth and passion, the stories in Falling in Love Again showcase the myriad variations of romantic love - fleeting, intimate, joyous, heartbreaking. Featuring classic stories by Ruskin Bond, such as 'The Eyes Have It' and 'The Girl from Copenhagen', this stirring collection captures the range of feelings that are indubitably part of the infinite spectrum of love.

Do you like listening to horror stories? You believe that the best time to watch a scary film is night? Is it your life-long dream to befriend ghosts? If yes, we have something just right for you!

இன்று, அவர் தெய்வம். 4000 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு, வெறும் மனிதன். வேட்டை ஆரம்பம். அருமை நண்பன் ப்ரஹஸ்பதியை வஞ்சகமாகக் கொன்ற கொடூர நாகா, இப்போது மனைவி சதியையும் பின்தொடர்கிறான். தீமையை ஒழிக்கப்போகிறவர் என்று ஆரூடம் கூறப்பட்ட திபேத்திய அகதி சிவா, தன் அரக்கத்தனமான எதிரியை அழிக்காமல் விடப்போவதில்லை. ஒன்று மட்டும் நிச்சயம்: பழிவாங்க வேண்டும் என்ற அவரது துடிப்பும், தீமையின் பாதையும், நாகர்களின் வாயிலுக்கே அவரை இட்டுச் செல்லும்.

Discover the compelling world of Munshi Premchand in Mansarovar 5, a masterful collection that delves into the heart of rural India. Each story in this anthology reveals Premchand's profound insights into human nature and societal challenges, portraying vivid characters and intricate narratives. Through themes of struggle, empathy, and social justice, Premchand captures the essence of the human experience with both tenderness and authenticity.