Ajit Chaudhuri

An Exploration of Unintended Consequences (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a collection of five warm and sentimental novelettes that provide an unapologetic male gaze (despite the raconteur in three of them being women) upon the actions of ordinary people and the consequences of these actions, intended and unintended, upon their lives. In the process, it takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of India - from the eastern states of Bihar and Jharkhand to the western city of Mumbai, and from the line of control in Kashmir to the southern city of Chennai - covering a span of time from the license raj days of the 1980s to the lockdown and its aftermath in the 2020s and describing the lives of a range of people, from the English-speaking elite to others from less educated and exposed sections of society. The collection is a must-read for those looking to introduce themselves to the parts of the country and its people that they may not be familiar with, and to values and attitudes different to their own.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Partridge Publishing India
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781543710069
• Artikelnr.: 72720071

Autorenporträt

The author is a retiree who is happiest waking up in the morning with nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no one to meet. He writes because he has something to say and only this one way of saying it. His earlier works of fiction include "Pax Feminica" (2018), a male gaze upon a women-ruled world, and "A Walk Through the Wild Side" (2022), a tale of a kidnapping that delves into issues of ethnicity, identity, and sub-nationalism in India's North-East. He has also published a collection of short stories entitled "Tales of Love, Lust and Longing" (2021) and several academic papers on subjects relating to empowerment, participation, and strategy.