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In this collection of stories, India's best-known writer addresses some perinent questions: Why do we believe in miracles? Can a horoscope guarantee the perfect wife? Is the Kamasutra a useful manual for newlyweds?
Published 2004 by Viking by Penguin Books India and Ravi Dayal Publisher
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The more I'm glad about picking this book, the more I regret for choosing the Hindi translated Kindle Edition. A collection of five stories based in India, each being blasphemous in nature about Indian humbugs being termed as 'Andhavishwas'. The blurb rightly gives a crisp overview about each story. While every story doesn't provides a closure or a moral as such, but I liked the way I could easily relate these characters picked up from a routine life. Enjoyed every story. About Kindle Hindi Edition.more
Nov 19, 2013Aida rated it liked it
This book was vehemently suggested by many so i decided to go for it. i am no prude but it was downright perverted. But snipping those parts off you this book was an interesting read. The stories albeit did NOT come in full circle which weirdly seems was the EXACT intention of the author- leaving readers to decipher out the moral themselves. So indubitably there were many 'boing'moments after every story I finished. The moral of one story, paradise, was clear cut thankfully. That discipline and.more
It is a collection of short stories where most of them are set in India who has just gotten her independence. The stories are charming and funny and also satirical at the same time and making a dig at the hollowness of belief and religion through the eyes of a rationalist.
Jan 06, 2019Priya Garg rated it liked it · review of another edition
1st Book of 2019 किताब-जननत लेखक- खुशवंत सिंह यह किताब पाँच कहानियों का संगरह है। ये कहानियाँ भारतीय समाज में अकसर बंद कमरों में चरचित मुददों जैसे- धरम, अंधविशवास और संभोग को सबके सामने परसतुत करती है और उनसे संबंधी मिथया और वासतविकता को भी सामने लाती हैं। ये कहानियाँ कुछ अलग या विशेष नहीं है पर इसमें परयुकत नंगी भाषा इसे वासतिवकता के धरातल पर लाकर उतार देती है। कहानियों में जिस तरह घटनाओं और वसतुओं का विवरण परसतुत किया गया है उन घटनाओं को अपनी आँखों के सामने होता हुआ देखा जा सकता है। कहानियों के प.more
Dec 03, 2018Sam rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Initially, I picked up this book seeing its cover page, in the hope of reading some sex stories. But, along with sex and intimate things, you can get the inside view of the Indian society and people's mentality. As suggested by others it is hard to draw moral from the stories, this shows how unpredictable the life can be. Most of the time we can't draw moral from events happen in life.
2.5 would be accurate.
Aug 06, 2018Raghuvir Singh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Couple of stories are hilarious and some other are philosophical to an extent. Definitely worth your time.
A REALLY NICE COLLECTION OF STORIES. OUT OF THE FIVE STORIES I LIKE 'WANTED : A SON ' THE MOST. MY SECOND PICK WOULD BE 'LIFE'S HOROSCOPE'. REST OF THE STORIES ARE ALSO GOOD, BUT I DON'T GET THE POINT BEHIND 'ZORA SINGH'. PARTICULARLY ZORA SINGH'S CONCLUSION WAS A BIG LET DOWN FOR ME. BUT THAT WAS A MINOR ISSUE WHICH CAN BE OVERLOOKED. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. THANK YOU.
Jul 24, 2016Alex Mustățea rated it really liked it
I loved the gentle and humorous way Singh pokes fun at the more sanctimonious amongst us, at Westerners who go to India in search of 'salvation' and at all the other small (or not so small) social hypocrisies which ail our modern society. He loves and makes fun of his characters with equal measure, like a life,sex and booze-loving old man who's tired of keeping up appearances :).
Like a pendulum, Paradise and Other Stories constantly shifts from a couple of absurd stories to some truly funny and thought provoking stories. It's the kind of book you read to kill time on a long train journey.
As usual, Khushwant Singh never ceases to amaze with stories from everyday live written with different points of view, laced with finer details and examples as to how the government machinery works in India. Loved it!
Apr 13, 2016Yukti Singh added it · review of another edition
This book was a quick read. It's funny at places, silly at quite a few places, and sends out some underlying messages. I could finish the book in two days ( a few hours each day).
pretty mindless stuff but not bad for reading in a hospital or doctor's waiting room when your mind is on other things.
May 20, 2013Charandeep Singh rated it really liked it
Jan 10, 2016Harnam Singh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
It was full of comedy and seriousness with sensible stories that shows somewhat about truth of Indian mentality for sex, religion and superstitions.
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interesting stories. Somewhat explicit and also funny in parts Themes of sexuality and extra marital relationships feature prominently Very lucid and enjoyable!
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Its an interesting book :)
May 07, 2015Mayur Matoli added it · review of another edition
must read for its breezy slow tone that picturises india erstwhile independence and post era.not a roller coaster ride but a smooth sail rather.
Nov 06, 2016Amit Tiwary rated it liked it · review of another edition
सरदार साहेब की नज़र बड़ी पैनी थी, बड़ी सुछमता से देखते इंसान, समाज, और संसार को और उतार देते कहानियों में। सरस कहानियां। मज़ा बहुत आया पढ़ कर इस कहानी संगरह को। .more
Jul 09, 2015SUKHJINDER SINGH BAINS rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Real picture of society! These stories depict true shades of the societal makeup. May be they remain hidden from most of the eyes, but in reality they exist.
Jul 17, 2014Vitasta Ganjoo rated it it was ok · review of another edition
vintage ! the book is nothing great .not bad or good either . it's like something silly or timepass kinda .but a reality of India in 50/60/70s.
Simrat Dhillon rated it it was amazing Dec 21, 2017
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Khushwant Singh, (Punjabi: ਖੁਸਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, Hindi: खुशवंत सिंह) born on 2 February 1915 in Hadali, British India, now a part of Punjab, Pakistan, was a prominent Indian novelist and journalist. Singh's weekly column, 'With Malice towards One and All', carried by several Indian newspapers, was among the most widely-read columns in the country. An important post-colonial novelist writing in English, Sing.more
“हवा नाम को भी नहीं थी, एक पत्ता तक नहीं हिल रहा था।” — 1 likes