Ameya Bondre has penned a collection of short stories revolving around unrequited love, hope, acceptance, heart breaks or just needs, which are sure to strike a chord among readers from all walks of life. Published by BlueRose Publishers, ‘Afsaane’ was recently released at the World Book Fair 2020 in Delhi.
Summary of the stories:
A sky-blue paper bird glued to a mirror. A handmade book on music to be gifted. A pair of mud brown tea cups without handles. A shelf to hoard dying memories. A little home tucked away in a remote village. A haunting voice after boarding an empty bus… These images belong to people whose stories are packed in this book: A man who meets his lost friend in a new world. A seeker who resists everyone to reach an unwanted place. Lovers that separate, only to find some hope. A failed artist who finds another voice. A new entrant in a home who creates turmoil. A cheated girl who makes a desperate call. A shattered man who pegs on a sudden dreamy trip. With eleven stories of unrequited love, hope, acceptance, heartbreaks or just needs, ‘Afsaane’ will tug at your heartstrings and open windows to people who experience unusual situations in far too usual lives.
Ameya is a physician and public health researcher, currently working with a healthcare technology start-up associated with IIT-Bombay. Born and raised in Mumbai, he studied at KEM Hospital, and later at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Ameya’s professional life has been rewarding with honours from Johns Hopkins, Tufts, MIT, Yale and TEDx, and several academic publications. Creative writing has been a constant companion over the years, with multiple rounds of editing back and forth, periodic workshops, and learning from editors and readers. He formally started writing short stories in the winter of 2017, to put them into ‘Afsaane’, his first book.
Afsaane is now available on Amazon, Flipkart, Shopclues and BlueRose.
Summary of the stories:
A sky-blue paper bird glued to a mirror. A handmade book on music to be gifted. A pair of mud brown tea cups without handles. A shelf to hoard dying memories. A little home tucked away in a remote village. A haunting voice after boarding an empty bus… These images belong to people whose stories are packed in this book: A man who meets his lost friend in a new world. A seeker who resists everyone to reach an unwanted place. Lovers that separate, only to find some hope. A failed artist who finds another voice. A new entrant in a home who creates turmoil. A cheated girl who makes a desperate call. A shattered man who pegs on a sudden dreamy trip. With eleven stories of unrequited love, hope, acceptance, heartbreaks or just needs, ‘Afsaane’ will tug at your heartstrings and open windows to people who experience unusual situations in far too usual lives.
Ameya is a physician and public health researcher, currently working with a healthcare technology start-up associated with IIT-Bombay. Born and raised in Mumbai, he studied at KEM Hospital, and later at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Ameya’s professional life has been rewarding with honours from Johns Hopkins, Tufts, MIT, Yale and TEDx, and several academic publications. Creative writing has been a constant companion over the years, with multiple rounds of editing back and forth, periodic workshops, and learning from editors and readers. He formally started writing short stories in the winter of 2017, to put them into ‘Afsaane’, his first book.
Afsaane is now available on Amazon, Flipkart, Shopclues and BlueRose.
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