When a society changes, it is the people who bear the weight of itthe most. This book brings together stories from people’s lives, asthey carried on their cultural legacy, weaving it with modernity andgrowth. Handpicked gems of stories by veterans in the genre of short story– such as Amarkant, Bhisham Sahni, Kamleshwar, Nirmal Varmaand Mohan Rakesh – have been combined with works of youngerwriters who became the torchbearers of the forward movement ofthe people. Of special interest are the works of women writers such as KrishnaSobti and Mannu Bhandari, who made sure that women were heardand read – loud and clear.A collector’s delight, MODERN HINDI SHORT STORIES, spans almost half a century of literaryendeavour in the field of Hindi fiction – a period of intense literary activity, varied in its approach and wide in its scope.

Author: Bhisham Sahni