Contemporary Dogri Short Stories

Contemporary Dogri Short Stories brings together writers, young and old, who tell their stories of the land and its people they know. From science-fiction to human drama, this collection touches upon various themes. Sudesh Raj's The Touch' talks about a mother-son relationship while Lalit Mangotra's 'A Better Way of Life' poses a philosophical question in the garb of a science-fiction. Om Goswami explores the dark alleys of a man-woman relationship in The Sun on the Path' while Chaman Arora's 'Seat No. 18 deals with the fears of man. Some of the other stories included in the volume such as The Last Bouquet, A Few More Days', The Tale of Dr. Benevolent, The Minaret, The River and Rajnath', 'A First Rate Drunkard, Tension, Again, The Hero and The Absentee' are equally fascinating.

Ved Rahi is a well-known Dogri writer. He is the author of several books including five novels, three short story collections, one collection of poems and one of essays. He has received many awards and honours including the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Aale in 1985 and recently the J&K State Academy for Art and Culture award for his novel Lal Ded.

Satnam Kaur is Head, PG. Dept. of English, University of Jammu, A brilliant scholar, her field of specialization is Postmodernist American Literature. She is presently working on the translation of Tarik-e-Jammu from Urdu to English, a project assigned by the University of Jammu.

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