Bøger af Anuj Sabharwal

Partition was difficult, and tiring and ended British rule in India after two centuries. Neighbors slaughtered neighbors, childhood friends became sworn enemies and Partition led to the mass migration of people. The story is about Lala Khatri and his journey to India. He lived in Abdul Hakeem village of Multan and owned the largest groceries in the village. People from all religions worked at his shop. There was Hindu Birju, a Muslim Amanullah, a Sikh Pummy, and Christian Twinkle and Twinkle. The characters like Langda Vilayti, Charsi, and Bakshi play an important role. The most important role is that of a dog called Shera who triggered riots in the peaceful village of Abdul Hakeem.

Aditya Raj Khanna, a DU professor has been trapped in a loveless marriage for the past twenty years. His marriage with Mahima had an unknown future from the beginning. Aditya tried his best to sustain the 'strained' marriage for the sake of his daughter. Life is wonderful, and it takes you by surprise sometimes! Isn't it? Life said to Aditya, 'take it easy, I still have plans for you!' Life smiles at him again. 'Gazala', a young girl enrolls for M. Phil in the college where he is a professor.

The gunshots that wound a tiger seriously turn it into a ferocious man-eater. This vicious man-eater usually stalks lonely travelers on forest roads and prowled isolated Indian villages. The villagers cower inside their huts for days and wait for the righteous savior to end the terror. A few of the stories in this book are about such man-eating tigers.

The people of the Indian subcontinent, primarily British India believed that tigers possessed supernatural powers. Much of folklore narrates tales of terrifying man-eaters. A strange aura surrounds these tales. A tiger that is born and grows up in the wild never considers mortal beings as its legitimate prey. It is only when tigers have been incapacitated through wounds or old age; they are compelled to take to a diet of human flesh. The man-eaters were regarded as enraged or malevolent deities (or spirits or demons), and ghosts of their victims ride on them to direct them to the following prey. The brutes were termed devilish, and the villagers did not dare to utter 'Bagh' for the fear of it. This book 'Aadamkhor' is full of such terrifying maneater tales.