Shobhaa De

Corrupción y familia en la IndiaCuando sus padres mueren en un accidente, Mikki Hiralal se convierte en la propietaria del imperio industrial Hiralal. Deja los estudios y regresa a Bombay, donde se encuentra que los negocios de su padre estan en un estado de caos total. Rodeada de gente en la que no confia, Mikki recurre a Alisha, la hija ilegitima de su padre. Solo hay un problema: Alisha odia a Mikki.

Estrellas sin brilloAasha Rani es una estrella del cine musical de Bollywood y está en la cima de su carrera: tiene éxito, fama y dinero. Pero llegar hasta ahí ha sido muy duro, y Aasha ha ido perdiendo demasiadas cosas importantes por el camino: su inocencia, su gran amor, la felicidad soñada... A traves de su historia, fascinante pero plagada de desdichas, esta novela nos muestra los claroscuros de la industria de Bollywood y los contrastes de la India actual, una sociedad a caballo entre la tradicion y la tecnologia punta.

Lhistoire de la ravissante Aasha Rani, star de cinéma adulée, ou le récit de la brutale réalité qui se cache bien souvent derrière le luxe tapageur du cinéma indien. Portrait dun monde corrompu et sa

Lhistoire de la ravissante Aasha Rani, star de cinéma adulée, ou le récit de la brutale réalité qui se cache bien souvent derrière le luxe tapageur du cinéma indien. Portrait dun monde corrompu et sa

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ... Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story an unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. In this little collection of diverse stories you will meet tired but spunky women who refuse to accept unsatisfactory relationships during lockdown. Then there is the travails of the man who is stuck with a woman he has been casually dating because of the suddenness of the lockdown. And in one other story we see how the uncertainties unspooled by the lockdown impact the wedding plans of a couple planning their destination wedding.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ...Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story a unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. In these pages of Lockdown Liaisons, we have the touching story of a special little boy and how he negotiates his intimate relationship with Ganpati during the lockdown. Then there are the deluded and feisty ruminations of a snobbish old lady who never understood why her husband left her for the woman that he did. In another story, entertaining and satirical, a single man struggles to manage life under lockdown with his young son and tries to forge a relationship with an attractive neighbour whose daughters go to school with his son. And then in In Malibu Mansions we have a woman coping with losing her high profile job during the lockdown and the news that a neighbour has died by suicide by jumping off her balcony.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ... Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story an unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. Through these stories you will meet a host of interesting characters, dealing with the lockdown in ways that are unusual and unique. There is the woman who measures her life against the whistles of her neighbours pressure cooker, the doctor who tries to feebly justify a hard decision that she takes and the Bollywood star who is stuck in his lavish weekend home and raves and rants to no avail! Yet another narrative tells us about a wealthy and difficult old woman who is forced to spend lockdown in her caregivers small flat.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ... Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story an unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. There is an exhausted woman who wishes her husband saw her as something more than an outlet for his sexual needs, there is a weaver in Benaras who has a magical relationship with his loom which changes as the lockdown proceeds and there is a young married couple who grow increasingly disenchanted with each other as the lockdown shows no signs of letting up. Read these stories and more, in this moving and relatable collection of love stories by Shobhaa De.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ... Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story an unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. Explore, read and understand the subterranean world of shifting emotions during Covid-19, through stories that will speak to you. There is a woman with a young child who discovers that she doesnt love her husband after all, there is a migrant worker who has to make a tough choice as he gets ready to walk hundreds of uncertain kilometres homewards. And many more. But what binds these stories together is love. These are stories that show how Covid-19 is affecting the hearts of hundreds of people as they struggle to make sense of altered circumstances, of the new normal that will emerge in a post-Covid world.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ...Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story a unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances. In the grand finale of Lockdown Liaisons we have the story of a girl who was sweet and inconsequential earlier but realizes her own potential for success and fame during the lockdown. Then there is the man who finds true love at a juice stall near his office in the days before the lockdown starts but, then, ends up alone at home with his parents, writing letters to a lover who will never read them. We read about the young married couple who find the solution to their woes in a manner that promises them love and happiness, while in the last story of Lockdown Liaisons a ten-year-old writes a sweet and admonishing letter to Uncle Corona!

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ...Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story a unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances.In the grand finale of Lockdown Liaisons we have the story of a girl who was sweet and inconsequential earlier but realizes her own potential for success and fame during the lockdown. Then there is the man who finds true love at a juice stall near his office in the days before the lockdown starts but, then, ends up alone at home with his parents, writing letters to a lover who will never read them. We read about the young married couple who find the solution to their woes in a manner that promises them love and happiness, while in the last story of Lockdown Liaisons a ten-year-old writes a sweet and admonishing letter to Uncle Corona!

It all began when, viewing the breathless preparations for independent Indias 60th birthday celebrations - and poised then on her own sixth decade - Shobhaa De was struck by the thought: Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the countrys? In an intimate confession to her readers, she answers that question, and many more: Does India really deserve to congratulate itself? Has it lived up to the early promises it made to its people? Does the author believe in India herself?Surveying the many images of the country, De points out that for every truism about India the opposite is also true: India as the land of the meek; India as inheritor of the earth; India gherao-ed by distinctly unfriendly neighbours; Indians fleeing to jobs in the West and then racing right back to a better life; Indians who ape their erstwhile colonizers and yet cling irrationally to tradition.In a departure from anything else she has written, Shobhaa De focuses on Indian people and their place in the larger human society, pointing out her countrys historical failings and equally historical glories. De reasons that the nation has earned superstar status, and with humorous argumentativeness, she convinces the reader that India is not about to lose its glow.

The untamed, incandescent and battle-ready Srilaa grows up in her wealthy Marwari familys palatial house in Calcutta. After suffering her first heartbreak at the hands of a potential suitor, she is married and packed off to Bombay to live with her new husband. There she experiences womanhood and confronts her sexual curiosities, misgivings and desires, but continues to hope daringly and love fearlesslyrefusing to live her life by the unrealistic standards society often sets on unconventional women. The young and vivacious Srilaa slowly but assuredly becomes the inimitable Srilaaji! And each time life starts crumbling around her, she manages to pick herself up and from the ashes of an uncertain life, a phoenix rises. Told with Shobhaa Des matchless blend of candour, humour and seductive earthiness, Srilaaji captures the soul of an indomitable spirit. A book that simmers and erupts at will, and presents us with one of the most unforgettable protagonists in years the utterly delicious Srilaaji.