Santosh Shailja
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Books
Glimpses of Glory
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Santosh Shailja
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- Description: These short stories are about those great women (some girls too) who believed in great ideals of love, sacrifice, patriotism etc. and had the courage to live those ideals in their lives. They belong to different periods of history (some pre-historic) as well as different places and positions in society. I have not written their life history—it is just a glimpse into their life which shows their quality that proved them great and extraordinary. I do not present them as being super-human or heavenly bodies. They are just like any ordinary women but they achieved greatness by their commitment to their ideals. Therefore, readers will be surprised to read a new version of the story of Savitri or Parvati. But I believe that these great women need to be understood and emulated as our ideals. The new generation needs to know them in their true logical perspective. Otherwise we might forget them and their ideals in this age of materialism.
Glimpses of Glory
Santosh Shailja
Tinni Pinni Chinni
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Santosh Shailja
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Book Type:
- Description: Folk tales are expressions of the vibrant life of people – their feelings, aspirations and sense of humour. Their source is not a writer’s pen but the people themselves. They are the offspring of those wise villagers who live life in a very natural way, just like the nature around them. The same is true of these folk tales from Himachal Pradesh. These embody the simple villagers, where romance, humour, cleverness, and hero-worship reside and find expression in stories that bring smiles as well as tears to readers. In fact, their utmost contribution is towards humour in life, and their rustic touch is terrific—a must-read book for people of all age.
