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Just before this book went into print, I googled for
the world population and I was not surprised to see the number “7 billion 22 crore.”
Imagine - 7 billion 22 crore people.
7 billion 22 crore different personalities.
7 billion 22 crore different lives.
7 billion 22 crore different perceptions.
7 billion 22 crore different stories.
This book is an attempt to see the world around us through
the eyes of 13 people out of those 7 billion 22 crore people on earth. Who
knows, maybe you are about to read your own account!
A few years ago, while I was at my cousin’s wedding, I
observed the daughter of a drummer as to how she must perceive the whole
marriage ceremony. Then I thought – let me endeavor to visualize what she
thinks, how she perceives the whole ceremony going on, how she reacts to the
beautiful dresses worn by the bride and her friends, and so on and so forth.
The world looks totally different when we see it through
the eyes of different people. This book is about seeing the world by
being in the shoes of 13 different
people.
Disclaimer: all the characters, names, and
situations in this book are imaginary. Any reference to original names or
people is just a pure coincidence.
Contents
Bindiya: A Drummer’s Daughter
A 24-year-old
Specially Abled Girl
A Heart-Broken
Lover Boy
An 8th
Std Kid: Vineet
A Saadhu Baba
A Struggling Writer
Gatekeeper of
Ashabai Old Age Home
A Regular Commuter
In A Local Train In Mumbai
A Broke 77-year-old
Man Living In A 140 Sq.Ft. Hut
A Tantrik
An Uneducated
Corrupt Politician
A Visually
Challenged Person
A Bar Girl
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