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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalMadhurima likes to think of herself as a story teller as she is fascinated by the art of storytelling. She loves writing poetry and short stories. She has also been actively involved in theatre. She received the I.C. Nanda award for her contribution to theatre by Punjab Rangmanch, Batala (regd.) and the prestigious Mohan Rakesh Samman from Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi. Madhurima had a long stint as a lecturer in English. Besides writing and theatre, gardening and painting interest Madhurima. Currently she is working to bring out her collection of short stories and is also writing her next bookRead More...
Madhurima likes to think of herself as a story teller as she is fascinated by the art of storytelling. She loves writing poetry and short stories. She has also been actively involved in theatre. She received the I.C. Nanda award for her contribution to theatre by Punjab Rangmanch, Batala (regd.) and the prestigious Mohan Rakesh Samman from Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi. Madhurima had a long stint as a lecturer in English.
Besides writing and theatre, gardening and painting interest Madhurima. Currently she is working to bring out her collection of short stories and is also writing her next book…
Words Awaiting Another Voice is Madhurima’s second novel. The first was Greeeg. A collection of her poems In Search of Roses was published by the Writers’ Workshop, Calcutta.
She lives in Panchkula, Haryana.
Email: madhurimarora9@gmail.com.
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The book titled ‘Beyond the Eucalyptus’ is the compilation of nine different stories, touching different facets of life. Therein, we not only get a glimpse of life in death or even death in life, but also about relationships, marriage, children and all other simple anxieties, worries and concerns that crowd in, or encroach the panorama of a humanbeing’s mind, giving the stories a definite existential trope! These stories, in a wider context, also describ
The book titled ‘Beyond the Eucalyptus’ is the compilation of nine different stories, touching different facets of life. Therein, we not only get a glimpse of life in death or even death in life, but also about relationships, marriage, children and all other simple anxieties, worries and concerns that crowd in, or encroach the panorama of a humanbeing’s mind, giving the stories a definite existential trope! These stories, in a wider context, also describe and relate to the utter helplessness of the eternal ‘human condition’ and all that it stands for! The first eight stories are rooted in the day-to-day struggle of ordinary people, leading simple lives. The world belonging to these stories is very down-to- earth and mundane, where ‘life’ manages to come through as the main protagonist. The simple characters exist as mere pawns in the hands of a cruel life while going through a gamut of emotions; reacting only to their circumstances and situations. The stories very gently, journey through the hearts of these characters and manage to bring out and, catch and probe, subtle nuances by concentrating on certain moments by trying to delve deeper into a humanbeing’s psyche. The ninth story is in three parts, and brings out the eternal struggle going on between man and nature; their inter- dependence and also the innate desire to connect and yet the growing disconnect which leads to distrust and distance on all levels, resulting in total chaos!
The book titled ‘Beyond the Eucalyptus’ is the compilation of nine different stories, touching different facets of life. Therein, we not only get a glimpse of life in death or even death in life, but also about relationships, marriage, children and all other simple anxieties, worries and concerns that crowd in, or encroach the panorama of a humanbeing’s mind, giving the stories a definite existential trope! These stories, in a wider context, also describ
The book titled ‘Beyond the Eucalyptus’ is the compilation of nine different stories, touching different facets of life. Therein, we not only get a glimpse of life in death or even death in life, but also about relationships, marriage, children and all other simple anxieties, worries and concerns that crowd in, or encroach the panorama of a humanbeing’s mind, giving the stories a definite existential trope! These stories, in a wider context, also describe and relate to the utter helplessness of the eternal ‘human condition’ and all that it stands for! The first eight stories are rooted in the day-to-day struggle of ordinary people, leading simple lives. The world belonging to these stories is very down-to- earth and mundane, where ‘life’ manages to come through as the main protagonist. The simple characters exist as mere pawns in the hands of a cruel life while going through a gamut of emotions; reacting only to their circumstances and situations. The stories very gently, journey through the hearts of these characters and manage to bring out and, catch and probe, subtle nuances by concentrating on certain moments by trying to delve deeper into a humanbeing’s psyche. The ninth story is in three parts, and brings out the eternal struggle going on between man and nature; their inter- dependence and also the innate desire to connect and yet the growing disconnect which leads to distrust and distance on all levels, resulting in total chaos!
Words awaiting another voice tells the story of Sneha, the aspiring writer’s ‘enigma of self’ when her beautiful world of dreams comes crashing down with all sorts of rejection-slips as she encounters some of the harsh realities of our consumerist, self-centered culture and society. The narrative is marked by a writerly stream of consciousness-technique, metafictional and intertextual tropes which rip apart the hypocritical and attractive façade of our
Words awaiting another voice tells the story of Sneha, the aspiring writer’s ‘enigma of self’ when her beautiful world of dreams comes crashing down with all sorts of rejection-slips as she encounters some of the harsh realities of our consumerist, self-centered culture and society. The narrative is marked by a writerly stream of consciousness-technique, metafictional and intertextual tropes which rip apart the hypocritical and attractive façade of our society. Ironically enough, Sneha is advised to strategise her way to success. In other words, the novel aesthetically offers a criticism of our present times where, in place of ‘self-realisation’ and ‘self-recognition’ the relentless and shameless ‘self-promotion’ is offered as the goal of life in this media-mediated, lit-fest-infested world.
The novel also foregrounds Sneha’s firm belief in the ‘shabda-shakti’ or the power of the word. Expressing oneself through written word can give one a tremendous and unimaginable sense of power. Throughout the narrative, the intertextual and contextual appearances of the episodes from Sneha’s first (unpublished) novel Chameleon add interesting dimensions as it finally allows Sneha’s voice to find space and freedom to reach a wider audience…
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