{"product_id":"6742-modern-hindi-stories","title":"Modern Hindi Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eminent Contributors\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Indu Jain\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Srishti\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 291\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8187075686\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hamper of Hindi Short Stories with authors ranging from Premchand to Mrinal Pande.  These stories reveal as through a prism, varied facets - attitudinal, moral, cultural and economic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey reflect contemporary aspirations for modernity, which created further alienation and disparate notions of ethics.  Poverty, anguish, loneliness, promiscuity, duplicity, anger, guilty, love and crisis of identity - all this is mirrored in this collection of stories.  Women's inner and outer lives often become a focal point.  Styles differ, but the vision is open and empathetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITOR:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-known name in the world of Hindi poetry, INDU JAIN has been active in the field of literature for over four decades.  She has published ten collections of poems and six titles of prose earning many prestigious literary award.  She worked as Reader at Indraprastha College, Delhi University, for 38 years and was a Visiting Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan for two-and-a-half years.  Her lyrics for Sparsh, Chashme Baddoor and Katha won her accolades from critics and cinema lovers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Temple of the Mask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaag-Meat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHyena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGulki-the Bride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe King with no Progeny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncircling Clouds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrishanku\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woman at the Bust Stop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Meeting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Morning Walk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSacrifice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Waiting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGadal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Eminent Contributors \/ Srishti \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785386373289,"sku":"6742","price":21.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6742.jpg?v=1625521064","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/products\/6742-modern-hindi-stories","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}