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Number of Pages
232
Language
English
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Book Summary
Half A Rupee Stories is a powerful collection of short tales that dives into love, loss, and resilience. Blending fiction with real-life experiences, this book offers intimate portraits of people navigating crowded streets and fragile moments across settings from Mumbai's bustling slums to the tense borders of Kashmir. For readers who savor character-driven, socially grounded stories, the tone is intimate, hopeful, and sometimes stark.
The collection balances fiction and real-life experiences in crisp, cinematic pieces that feel vivid and immediate. Each story is carefully crafted to reveal character, mood, and a hard-won truth about the human heart. Whether set amid crowded city life or quieter, interior landscapes, Half A Rupee Stories invites readers to slow down, listen, and see the world with new nuance. This English edition marks the first time the collection is available in English, widening its reach and resonance.
Across its pages you will meet a suicide bomber who contemplates her last day, a drunkard braving the torrential rain that threatens his home, an army man whose every utterance ends with “Over!”, and a cop who discovers a gentler rhythm of life while dragging a dead cow along Bapu Road. The book also ties together voices drawn from notable figures like Javed Akhtar and Sahir Ludhianvi, weaving public memory with intimate, everyday stories. With its blend of love stories, fables of courage, and social realism, Half A Rupee Stories offers a wide emotional spectrum without losing its humane core.
After finishing Half A Rupee Stories, readers are left with a richer empathy for everyday people and a renewed sense of possibility. The stories linger, inviting reflection on small acts of courage and kindness that shape our world, and they remind us that the human spirit can endure and flourish even in the most daunting circumstances.
Product Details
Author
Gulzar
Publisher
Penguin India
Number of Pages
232
Language
English
SKU
9780143068792
ISBN
9780143068792
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 299
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Gulzar, One Of India'S Great Towering Poets, Is Also An Acclaimed Screenwriter, Film Director And Lyricist. Gulzar Is One Of India'S Most Respected Scriptwriters And Directors And Has Been One Of The Most Popular Lyricists In Mainstream Hindi Cinema For Over Five Decades. One Of Contry'S Leading Poets, He Has Published A Number Of Poetry Anthologies And Collections Of Short Stories. He Is Also Regarded As One Of India'S Finest Writers For Children. A Member Of Indian Foreign Service, Pavan K. Varma Has Served In Moscow, In New York At The Indian Mission To The United Nations, In London, Where He Was Director Of The Nehru Centre And As India'S High Commissioner In Cyprus. Pavan K. Varma'S Books Include Ghalib: The Man, The Times, The Great Indian Middle Class, Being Indian And Becoming Indian, All Published By Penguin. He Has Also Translated Kaifi Azmi'S Selected Poems And Atal Bihari Vajpayee'S Poetry (21 Poems) Into English For Penguin. Gulzar Was Born As Sampooran Singh Kalra, And He Is A Indian Film Director, Lyricist, And Poet. Often Called Poet At Heart, Gulzar Began His Professional Life In The Movie Called Bandini In 1963 As A Lyricist. He Has Worked With Some Of The Biggest Names In The Indian Film Industry Like A R Rahman, R D Burman, And Vishal Bhardwaj. He Has Also Television Series’ And Movies Like Mausam And Aandhi. Gulzar Also Won The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , Which Is Considered To Be The Greatest Award In The World Of Indian Cinema. This Is Just One Of The Many Awards He Has Won, And He Has Also Won A Grammy And Academy Award. Pavan Varma Has Translated This Book.