Robinhood Singh is dead. Yet, he speaks, that too endlessly. He narrates the story of his family, who is coping with the loss of his sudden death. While commenting on the goings and comings, his judgemental side peeks out in certain places, and his jocular nature in all!
Realizations come to him in small pockets and Robinhood (or Robu) is generous enough to share them with the reader. He is amused to learn the several secrets his mother holds close to her heart and is saddened to discover how his wife, Pushpakala, has masked her unhappiness for years, under her beautiful and serene smile. Robinhood grapples with shock of being unable to hug his daughter Dimple as the scenes of his tormented family struggling to adjust to his absence bombard him.
He boasts of the great camaraderie between his mother and wife. But will this relationship stand strong when Pushpakala is being pursued by her young student, Jugal? Will the broad-minded mother-in-law continue to vouch for her daughter-in-law when she learns of the growing friendship between Pushpakala and Jugal? Finally, when Pushpakala fights for defending her chaste relationship with Jugal, she encounters the harsh reality of Jugal's past linked to her husband's death.
Can she forgive him?
Not So Grave is a novella about viewing death in a hilarious light. It's ultimately about not being grave but brave when the time comes.Read More
Robinhood Singh is dead. Yet, he speaks, that too endlessly. He narrates the story of his family, who is coping with the loss of his sudden death. While commenting on the goings and comings, his judgemental side peeks out in certain places, and his jocular nature in all!
Realizations come to him in small pockets and Robinhood (or Robu) is generous enough to share them with the reader. He is amused to learn the several secrets his mother holds close to her heart and is saddened to discover how his wife, Pushpakala, has masked her unhappiness for years, under her beautiful and serene smile. Robinhood grapples with shock of being unable to hug his daughter Dimple as the scenes of his tormented family struggling to adjust to his absence bombard him.
He boasts of the great camaraderie between his mother and wife. But will this relationship stand strong when Pushpakala is being pursued by her young student, Jugal? Will the broad-minded mother-in-law continue to vouch for her daughter-in-law when she learns of the growing friendship between Pushpakala and Jugal? Finally, when Pushpakala fights for defending her chaste relationship with Jugal, she encounters the harsh reality of Jugal's past linked to her husband's death.
Can she forgive him?
Not So Grave is a novella about viewing death in a hilarious light. It's ultimately about not being grave but brave when the time comes.Read More