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In the sprawling narrative of modern life, there are stories we tell over coffee in bright office cafeterias, and there are stories we whisper in the dark, fearful that saying them aloud might make them true. This anthology is a collection of both.
Bringing together the works of Meheli Malakar and Supratik Sen is an exercise in contrast and convergence. Malakar takes us into the high-rises and the hushed bedrooms of the corporate elite. Her stories, like Lost Souls and Allure of the Corporate Jungle, peel back the glossy veneer of ambition to reveal the profound loneliness of marriages defined by transactions rather than intimacy. She writes of the "corporate jungle" where desires collide with professional reinvention. Her characters are navigating cultural dualities and the shifting expectations of a globalized world.
Conversely, Supratik Sen drags us away from the air-conditioned boardrooms and into the grit of the streets and the silence of forgotten rooms. His narratives, such as A buried story cremated and Crime in the City, are unflinching examinations of honour killings, systemic corruption, and the desperate arithmetic of survival. Sen explores the hidden emotional truths of everyday lives, centering on trauma and the quiet strength of ordinary people facing extraordinary moral crises.
Yet, as you read these stories in sequence, a singular thread emerges: the fragility of human connection. Whether it is a wife grappling with her husband's secret desires in Malakar’s Pain and Pleasure , or a daughter fighting for the dignity of her neurodivergent son in Sen’s Srinika, the struggle is the same. It is the universal fight to be seen, to be understood, and to survive the institutions—marriage, family, the law—that promise to protect us but often fail.
This book does not offer easy answers. It offers the "familiar contradictions of city life: success paired with loneliness, intimacy layered with secrecy". It is a journey through the myriad fragrances of life and the dark corners where we hide our deepest fears.

The prose of the novella excerpt, Crusader and the Hundred Horses, exhibits a unique and compelling stylistic voice. The text is characterized by a distinctive blend of formal, at times poetic, diction and unconventional syntactic structures, which together create a singular narrative persona. This voice, reminiscent of oral storytelling traditions, sets the novella apart from conventional contemporary English prose.
The narrative's setting in pre-independence India is a crucial contextual element that informs its style. The story features a young modern historian, Reena Sanyal, who travels to a remote village in the province of Chattishgarh to uncover the story of a tribal freedom fighter, Mohit Hembram. Besides, the story depicts an intense love of the tribal hero with an English girl since their childhood days in the British ruled India.

This book, In the Light of Words / À la lumière des mots, is a testimony to the power of language—its ability to heal, to confront, to awaken, and to console. The poems oscillate between stark social commentary and transcendental musings. They do not shy away from darkness but dare to dwell in it, in search of the sacred light within.
The English section often reflects a stark reality. In "The World Falls Apart", we encounter a bleak portrait of societal collapse. In "A Piece of Furniture", a seemingly mundane table becomes a living relic of memory and intergenerational love. In "Ignorant Knowledge", there’s a poignant indictment of the very institutions meant to educate us, and a critique of modernity's obsession with data over wisdom.
The French poems bring in a different cadence—at times mystic, at times melancholic. « Qu’il demeure, qu’il s’écoule » is a lyrical meditation on impermanence and acceptance. « Un Monde en Déséquilibre » explores the moral inertia of modernity and its catastrophic consequences. « La Femme Médecin Disparue » echoes the English counterpart, speaking to gendered violence with haunting restraint.

This gripping trilogy unravels a tapestry of trauma, betrayal, and systemic failure across diverse landscapes and social structures. “Murder in the Midst of Things” centers on a series of global, surgically precise killings executed by a secretive group of wronged intellectuals, exposing a haunting cycle of vengeance born from institutional rot and personal loss. In “Murder Lies in a Death,” corruption within medical and legal systems silences truth, challenging individuals to risk everything in their pursuit of justice.
Meanwhile, “Caught in Between the Two Worlds” portrays a deeply personal struggle with identity, as a character navigates cultural dualities and generational expectations in a shifting, globalized world.

Literature challenges one not only to think about ethical conundrums but also makes one sensitive and compassionate. When it blends with euphoria and nostalgia, the integral parts of human mind, it toughens and becomes sturdy. Man loves to live in his past memories to be happy. The experiences form a part of human personality and shape their behaviour pattern.
Nostalgia stores for us our memories which we relish lifelong. Even the lamentable days of past become pleasant. Though we might have ignored some not too pleasant incidents in our bygone days yet somewhat bitter experiences appear to be impressive and attractive. It is aptly said that the panorama of mountains appear beautiful and splendid from a distance. The bitterness of nearness is intolerable. The more we grow in years, the more our past recedes. Distance from the life lived long ago makes it sweet and desirable. Strain and stress of the present becomes frivolous when we slipand relapse into euphoric nostalgia.
The instincts of euphoria and nostalgia have been vividly handled by the legendry writers of all times. They have given various dimensions and definitions to the readers to redeem these human aspects yet many more stones are still unturned. These two instincts in the oeuvre of the legendry writer Ruskin Bond are the anchor points that suggest the scope of study. I have chosen to put forward the very idea about how a man’s body, mind and soul blend with traces of his past memories and support the holistic growth.

Our father’s blood-drenched face and faltering words were a forewarning to us. It was a signal to us to make our future bright through formal education. His broken words were a real eye-opener. Education is essential for dignity, social respect and emancipation from lifelong exploitation. Penury has been his close companion. He blessed us to follow a safer path.
The Struggle of a Bonsai is a humble endeavour to fulfil his last wish, minutes before his death on the Janmashtami festival at Mathura in 1951. Look at the coincidence! The first draft of this story was completed on the Janmashtami Day in 2024, exactly 73 years after his final departure. Had he been formally educated, his life might have been qualitatively different. I can visualize his blood-mixed tears peeping lovingly at me. Inaudible, feeble and incoherent! Each letter of this narrative is a tribute to him. He suffered all his life, but he wanted us to live a respectable life.
I have tried to commune with his spirit that we are a faithful band. If he were to see us, his tears of regret would have been wiped by our sincere efforts. I have failed to procure his photograph, and I don’t know how to draw him. Alive he is in our innermost heart chambers! The story has drawn his superb vision. Dear father, be no more despondent. May you rest in peace!

This cute story is written by Orvo Reza, who is a class three (year three) student. He was born on November 2015, in Sydney, Australia. His origin lies in Bangladesh. He is younger of two brothers. Apart from attending school, rest of his time is spent on bicycle.
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