I was excited to pick up this story because it was originally written in one of the languages that’s close to my heart. However, I somehow did not like the story. I’m not sure if this was because of the way it was translated, but I did not like this story at all.
The story is about a man nearing fifty. Cardiac issues run in his family, and given that all of his uncles and father himself died in their fifties, Ketanbhai knows that his end is not too far away.
While he’s thinking about his children, who are now old enough to run their families, he thinks what would happen if he died. He looks at a bundle of letters he’s received from Seema.
Seema and Ketan have been corresponding for a while—they’ve not met each other much. However, that hasn’t affected their relationship much. This time around, Ketan decides to destroy all the letters, because, “what would the society think” of him; what would they say when he dies and the letters are found?
They decide to meet up and destroy the letters together.
The story is about unrequited love, of finding love elsewhere, and not knowing what to do about it. But no, I did not like the execution here.
Opinions are everywhere. If you’d like to read the story, you can, in the anthology called Our Favourite Indian Stories.
Read along with us! Or suggest stories that you’d like us to read and review.
Go ahead, grab yourself a copy of Our Favourite Indian Stories and tell us what you think about the book! If you are a Kindle person, ensure to select the Kindle edition of the book.
Looking to buy a Kindle?
The frontlit, high-resolution Kindle Paperwhite seems to be the officially preferred Kindle at Meraki Post; Veena, Gazala and Ram have one each. And while Pooja may claim she is more of the “Love the new book smell” kind of person, she may be secretly deciding between the premium Kindle Oasis and the simple and efficient Good Ol’ Kindle.
Kindle Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Oasis
Meraki Post is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.in. Learn more.