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Kismetwali and Other Stories
Publisher:
Om Books International
| Author:
Reetika Khanna Nijhawan
| Language:
English
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Set against the backdrop of
modern-day India, Kismetwali and Other Stories places the reader amidst
circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige. This octet of
novellas offers a rare glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and
penniless, converging on those astonishing moments when free will intercepts
fate and the rigid divide between social classes is rendered insignificant.
Each narrative showcases walas and walis of the working class – the common
yet essential purveyors of goods and providers of service – as empowered
individuals who take centre stage.
The shavewala, a humble barber, becomes an intimate collaborator in a love
story that spans the seven seas; the malishwali, a long-serving masseuse,
conceals her mistress’s shocking secret while offering a gift of revelation
to another; the kismetwali, a clairvoyant of unremarkable pedigree, solicits
cosmic benefaction for her affluent clients. These socially eclipsed
characters are the true protagonists in every story.
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Set against the backdrop of
modern-day India, Kismetwali and Other Stories places the reader amidst
circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige. This octet of
novellas offers a rare glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and
penniless, converging on those astonishing moments when free will intercepts
fate and the rigid divide between social classes is rendered insignificant.
Each narrative showcases walas and walis of the working class – the common
yet essential purveyors of goods and providers of service – as empowered
individuals who take centre stage.
The shavewala, a humble barber, becomes an intimate collaborator in a love
story that spans the seven seas; the malishwali, a long-serving masseuse,
conceals her mistress’s shocking secret while offering a gift of revelation
to another; the kismetwali, a clairvoyant of unremarkable pedigree, solicits
cosmic benefaction for her affluent clients. These socially eclipsed
characters are the true protagonists in every story.
About Author
Reetika Khanna Nijhawan was
born and raised ina small town in northern India. While growing up, she
travelled the world extensively with her father, an officer in the merchant
navy. After receiving her degree in Psychology from Delhi University, she
worked as a flight attendant with Lufthansa German Airlines before settling
down to write for ELLE and ELLE Décor in Mumbai. She later moved to Atlanta,
where her work been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Khabar
magazine. Kismetwali and Other Stories is her first work of fiction. She
penned these eight novellas over time, while waiting in the carpool line
outside her daughter's school.
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