Beyond the tale

The body of Param was lying on the bed.   Strict lockdown had been implemented in the town. Param had a big family which included three sons, three daughters-in-law, five grandsons.   Such a big family it was. All were at home. The home was quite big. Every subfamily was having separate rooms. Only the kitchen was one. Two weeks before one of his grandsons was sick and he came out Covid-19 positive. After him, all men came out positive. Fortunately, nobody was serious. They were all asked to stay quarantined in their rooms. Medicines were provided. Param’s age was a worry. He had crossed, 85. All others got okay within two weeks except Param. All others reports came out negative except Param. Now everybody was worried for their “Pa”. Yes, everybody used to call him 'Pa'. They all were treated by their old family doctor and best friend of Param named Dr. Rahul. As Param was Covid-19 Positive, nobody was going in the room of Param except one oldest servant and Dr. Rahul. S...

LOCKDOWN: A JOURNEY ON FIRE Initially, I had thought of writing this story for this blog only. But when I started writing, it was not falling under a short story. So I decided to extend it to make a good novel or novella.  Finally, I completed the story. But there were many hurdles. I was not knowing how to proceed further.  I was not sure whether there will be ROI. Hence finally I decided to release my book on my own on kindle. Thankfully I learned many things in this process about editing, cover design. Yes, I am still not perfect. It is just a start.  But I am learning. But one thing I am very much confident that the story of this book will be liked and will be appreciated. I am trying to learn the skill of writing to its excellence.   To view Book Trailer - click here This is a story of a young couple who were forced to travel from Pune to Agra on foot, an approximate 1000km journey during a complete Lockdown in India. I have tried to show here...