Unheard, Unseen, Untold Tales: Short Stories from Uncommon Lives of Common People

“Ganwar” Mitali Didi had given it up all for her brother Chirag, an hotshot businessmen settled in the US. She was redeemed when Chirag told her children about the importance of her sacrifice.

Apurva and Rakesh were probably the most boring couple of earth. Till one day, they managed to find a way to rekindle their love.

The senior-most Kirloskar had everything going for him—financially well-off, children too doing well. But he also knew something was wrong in the children showing so much affection towards him. What did he do that gave them such a shock?

Neeru longed for a family that she could not find in her clinic as a dentist in Mumbai. What made her finally take a decision that she would set it up in her hometown, Jaunpur?

In “Unheard, Unseen, Untold Tales: Short Stories from Uncommon Lives of Common People”, author Gayatri Prabha Karan takes you closer to the people whom we know exist, but we do not see them. They are not to the top dogs; but are resilient—and, yes, there comes a time in their lives, when they dig their heels and push back negativity. These stories depict those triumphs.