The Biryani Shop and Other Stories

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Written over ten years, a few stories included in this volume are based on actual incidents that the author had witnessed or experienced. Set in different cities of India such as Delhi, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Batala, Amritsar, the collection offers stories of ordinary people who suffer, struggle and live. The lives of characters in these stories are complicated by political, social, or economic circumstances. A story of a homeless Sikh minority in Jammu, a lonely musician’s struggle for survival during the lockdown, complicated man-woman relationships, and terse tales that tell long stories of suffering in short.

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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 8 × 5 × 0.25 in
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Hawakal Publishers Private Limited

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18 February 2022

About Author

Vivek Sachdeva teaches literature and film studies at GGSIP University, New Delhi. He writes poetry in Hindustani and translates from Punjabi into English. He has translated Punjabi partition plays into English along with three other translators. The book has recently been published by Sahitya Akademy, Delhi. He has authored two books on film studies. He is also learning classical vocal music from Pt. Ritesh Mishra.

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