Blurb
In the sleepy rural town of Bikramganj, a halwai named Lachhuman
recieves a letter from an unseen Lakshmi. A thousand kilometres away in Delhi,
a woman waits an eternity for her birth certificate. In the sweltering heat of
Chennai, a girl finds solace in her grandfather’s shirt. The stakes are high on
the Euro rail on its way to Budapest where two Austrians try to trick an Indian
woman at a card game. Back home in Vizag, an egg is being poarched to
perfection. Mango Chutney, true to its name, is potpourri of quality
short-fiction by some of India’s finest writers. Compiled and edited by
bestselling author, Harsh Snehanshu, these stories, with just the right amount
of sugar and tang, shall provoke, tickle and above all, linger your mind
recieves a letter from an unseen Lakshmi. A thousand kilometres away in Delhi,
a woman waits an eternity for her birth certificate. In the sweltering heat of
Chennai, a girl finds solace in her grandfather’s shirt. The stakes are high on
the Euro rail on its way to Budapest where two Austrians try to trick an Indian
woman at a card game. Back home in Vizag, an egg is being poarched to
perfection. Mango Chutney, true to its name, is potpourri of quality
short-fiction by some of India’s finest writers. Compiled and edited by
bestselling author, Harsh Snehanshu, these stories, with just the right amount
of sugar and tang, shall provoke, tickle and above all, linger your mind
My Review
Mango chutney is a collection of 27 short stories. The stories are one different from the other. Each author has set a bench mark of his own. Unlike other short story collections, I am unable to pick my favourite since all are equally good. Harsh Snehanshu has done a great job in compilation.
More need not be said about narration since the author are all legends themselves. The title is the highlight of the book. As the name suggests, the stories are a mix of spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, al the flavours in one. Just like a Mango chutney.
There are very few instances when stories we read haunts us but here each and every story haunts us and we end up having a mix of emotions. Some of the stories could have ended well but I’m not pin pointing them since it did not obliterate the quality.
I recommend the book to all readers who want to have a book worthy of its price
Reviewed for the publisher
More need not be said about narration since the author are all legends themselves. The title is the highlight of the book. As the name suggests, the stories are a mix of spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, al the flavours in one. Just like a Mango chutney.
There are very few instances when stories we read haunts us but here each and every story haunts us and we end up having a mix of emotions. Some of the stories could have ended well but I’m not pin pointing them since it did not obliterate the quality.
I recommend the book to all readers who want to have a book worthy of its price
Reviewed for the publisher
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book as a
complimentary copy in exchange for a honest review. I was not required to write
a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
complimentary copy in exchange for a honest review. I was not required to write
a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
About the author
Harsh Snehanshu is
Twenty-five but looks older. After graduating from IIT in 2011, he invested a
year each on entrepreneurship, pan-India travel, and Young India Fellowship- a
prestigious one-year fellowshipin the liberal arts. During 2012-13, he
travelled solo across the country on a shoestring budget, sleeping wherever
there was space and eating whatever was available, dicovering India and a bit
of himself. His fascination for stories and abundence of gray hair are result
of this wanderlust and reflection. The author of Because Shit Happened: What
Not To Do In A Start-up! and the best selling Kanav-Tanya trilogy, Harsh is a
profilic Freelance Writer, having been published in The Caravan, The Hindu,
Tehelka along others. Currently an exchange student at Sciences Po, Paris at
their School of Urban Affairs, Harsh is working on his forthcoming travel
memoir. Mango Chutney is his fifth book.
Twenty-five but looks older. After graduating from IIT in 2011, he invested a
year each on entrepreneurship, pan-India travel, and Young India Fellowship- a
prestigious one-year fellowshipin the liberal arts. During 2012-13, he
travelled solo across the country on a shoestring budget, sleeping wherever
there was space and eating whatever was available, dicovering India and a bit
of himself. His fascination for stories and abundence of gray hair are result
of this wanderlust and reflection. The author of Because Shit Happened: What
Not To Do In A Start-up! and the best selling Kanav-Tanya trilogy, Harsh is a
profilic Freelance Writer, having been published in The Caravan, The Hindu,
Tehelka along others. Currently an exchange student at Sciences Po, Paris at
their School of Urban Affairs, Harsh is working on his forthcoming travel
memoir. Mango Chutney is his fifth book.
