How does a reader make sense of a text which they are simply unable to place? The period in question is introduced as one in which certain transitions can be read in the values, concerns and narratives of writers. The first edition of this collection was published by the University of California Press the year Roadarmel died. The writers featured in the collection include celebrated names such as Giriraj Kishore, Ram Kumar, Nirmal Verma, and Gyanranjan. Among those told in the second and third person as well, every single story grants subjectivity entirely to a male character.

Source: Indian Express September 28, 2019 19:18 UTC