Anaro and Other Stories

This collection of Manjul Bhagat’s stories translated from Hindi by the author herself, deals with the experiences of women, children and men wrestling with life, not from positions of strength but nevertheless wrenching bits and pieces of their dreams. ‘Anaro’ winner of the Yashpal Award is the story of a bold woman authoritatively sketched in brave strokes, who keeps fighting to keep her dreams alive in the face of mounting debts.

Manjul Bhagat has published in Hindi, four collections of short stories and four novels. ‘Anaro’ a novelle in Hindi was awarded the Yashpal Award and Manjul Bhagat was honoured with the Hindi Academy Award.