Kismetwali and Other Stories

Availability :
In Stock
₹ 238.95 M.R.P.:₹ 295 You Save: ₹56.05  (19.00% OFF)
  (Inclusive of all taxes)
₹ 0.00 Delivery charge
Author: REETIKA KHANNA NIJHAWAN
Publisher: OM BOOKS INTERNATIONAL
Edition: 42152
ISBN-13: 9789385031724
Publishing year: 42152
No of pages: 328
Weight: 250 grm
Language: English
Book binding: Paperback

Qty :

no information available

Set against the backdrop of modern-day India, Kismetwali and Other Stories places the reader amidst circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige. This octet of novellas offers a rare glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and penniless, converging on those astonishing moments when free will intercepts fate and the rigid divide between social classes is rendered insignificant. Each narrative showcases walas and walis of the working class the common yet essential purveyors of goods and providers of service-as empowered individuals who take centre stage.The shavewala, a humble barber, becomes an intimate collaborator in a love story that spans the seven seas; the malishwali, a long-serving masseuse, conceals her mistress's shocking secret while offering a gift of revelation to another; the kismetwali, a clairvoyant of unremarkable pedigree, solicits cosmic benefaction for her affluent clients. These socially eclipsed characters are the true protagonists in every story.