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Ukiyoto Publishing releases Stories From India Series II

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Authors of Stories From India II

Hyderabad, Nov 24, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - Ukiyoto Publishing released "Stories from India Season II" comprising nineteen fine short stories and poetry by writers across India. The publications were curated throughout the month of September and October from a total of more than fifty applications. Stories from India Series II is a sequel to Stories from India Series I held in Oct'19. The series lists three titles, Zia (Short Stories and Poetry from the Land of Enlightenment), Zue (Tales from the Pretty Land) and Zila (Tales from the Land of Flowers). 

 

Tanay Sengupta, a writer by profession and passion wrote an experimental poem titled, "An Ode to an Indian Villian" where he explores and questions the concept of a villain. He raises the question if a villain is truly a villain or if he is just a misunderstood hero.

 

There is always a demand for mystery-fantasy stories and Salini Vineeth, the author of "Varayan" brings just the same: Varayan is about a small village in Kerala whose inhabitants are plagued by a mysterious vandalism expressed with intricate lines on their front yards caused by an unknown figure or creature. Will they figure out who did it?

 

This is not the first time Jacob Job has published with Ukiyoto. In his newest publication "The Living and the Dead" he writes about the complexities of human relationships and how friendship intertwines among several relationships forged by the living except when our loved ones depart from us, affecting us in several ways. 

 

Soorina Desai's "Letters from Lahore" is a story about lovers plagued by social and cultural dogma. She attempts to draw comparisons between inter-communal lovers of that era with a contemporary couple, underlining the idea that neither borders nor religious identities can sway human emotion.

 

Harsh Arora, a compulsive storyteller by choice and a capital market player by chance tries to capture in his piece titled, "The Dying Wave" the multi-dimensional analysis of past, present and future of a gifted artist whose art is not defined by the conventions of art but by his psychic ability to paint the future. It encapsulates the vivid details of the manipulation and corruption when the boundaries between art and money get blurred and the loneliness it brings to the artist.

 

Avid reader and a film buff, Koushik Majumder's "Love and Revolution" is about two lovers Supriya and Sukumar whose dreams are on opposite ends. Sukumar is a revolutionary who dreams of a new world. Supriya dreams of a normal life with Sukumar. They meet secretly in a house after a long time. Will Supriya be able to convince Sukumar to return to normal life? Will Sukumar choose love over revolution?

 

Included in this collection are also works by Prerana Srinivasan and Prashant Bhatt.

 

Romila, an extensive reader-editor-columnist-poetess-book reviewer, who has been published several times has written a poem named "Utopia" which is not about a perfect world but one of reality, emotions, uncertainty, clarity and also what it means in this imaginary world to be faultless, highlights displeasure and dangerous adventures. 

 

Tritrishna Ghosh's story, "The Death Ride" explores the assorted love facets of the personalities knitted inside it. This story of passion, devotion and affection will surely take you through an adventure of love, sacrifice and happiness. You are going to fall in the circle of love.

 

An author of seven titles, Shrutidhora P Mohor is set to release a new story set in India under lockdown, "Homecoming" is a short story of dreams, of aspirations fulfilled and of journeys incomplete and destinations elusive, of the semi-alienated working self and its desire to nurture the soul of a total man. Lacking a specific proper name, endowed with the universal male pronoun, 'he' in this story is symbolic of lives terminated yet hopes reborn, and of men miniaturised to sub-human existences yet recast as part of humanity itself.                                                 

 

Megha Malpani's interest in social issues gives rise to her new poem "The Liberated One", it is a work on empowerment as the foundation for gender diversity. It is an attempt to sensitize the society on the importance of ensuring an equal childhood in terms of upbringing, opportunities and challenges to create a strong nation. It reinforces the idea that life is a gift, and as caretakers, we don't reserve the right to distinguish between two lives based on gender. It reiterates the need to raise confident women from their early days.

 

Madhura Biswas's "A Streak of Vermillion" is a narrative on the ever changing dynamics of the Wedding Industry in India and the new age of weddings compared to traditional ones marred with archaic, patriarchal rules; long gone are the days of inequality and unnecessary guest lists and people complaining about the food, it is now the time for equality and limited, cute and actually satisfactory weddings!

 

Megha Pattanavi is a dental surgeon who enjoys writing mainly about the daily lives of people, writes a set of poems depicting the various social evils that plague our society. She wishes to draw attention to her feelings as she and many other women feel while being objectified. 

 

Gargi Bandhopadhyay recognised her ability and liking for writing when a teacher steered her attention the right way, she continues to pen short stories and blogs mainly on themes that are inspired by real life. However, this story of hers titled "The Sounds" was inspired by true events that happened with an aunt of hers a few years back. She doesn't usually write horror but felt this story needed telling.

 

Sulagna Sarkar's works are personal and portray contents that are relatable to the audience. Her writings bring out the position of women in society and talk about topics that need to be addressed. In her work titled "At the Edge of the World" it's about a girl and her father situated in Bengal, Sulagna explores the struggles of a young soul who is trying to cope with her losses and stand strong against all odds.

 

A globally recognised Debanjali Nag brings to us "Underneath Murky Waters" whose protagonist Rayna had been pondering over an elusive thought over a period of time apropos of her failed relationship that secluded her heart from the world. She has a friend who supports her unendingly and unconditionally but an event of a stranger further added a question to her mind how the equation of trust can turn someone's life upside down but remaining hopeful can earn positive vibes.



Akshita Mahajan is a cynical writer with a comedian in making, her story "Because of You" is a story about two opposite but fiercely willed people who sought to defy the traditional standards of love and gender while not letting go of each other. The question was, how long would they survive this fight to be with each other and not lose themselves in between all? 

 

Last but not the least, Rajesh Sinha a college professor at S.P Jain College, Bihar, a lover of poetry has beautifully compiled four poems in this series that encapsulate the different shades and moods of human life.

 

The Stories from India Series is a true read-away receiving accolades from readers across the World.

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