Author Description

<p><b>Nothing is as it seems, yet it is more so . . .</b><br><br>Anil Yadav chooses to tell stories that force you to stretch your emotions, question the world of privilege as the characters begin to find their way somewhere deep within you.<br>In<i> Courtesans Don’t Read Newspapers</i> a reporter faces the moral dilemma of reporting a conspiracy threatening the existence of a colony of prostitutes. <i>Lord Almighty. . . </i>is a socio-political take on the condition of those on the fringes of society where a riot can both destroy and save them. In <i>The Magic of Certain Old Clothes</i> vanity is explored very subtly through secondhand clothes. <i>The Folk Singer’s Swan Song </i>tells the story of a singer where his music gets inextricably linked to politics and power. <i>R.J. Saheb’s Radio</i> delves through the themes of past and present, the rich and the poor, <i>The road to the other world </i>is a poignant tale of loss, a story of a memory.<br>Strange things make complete sense in Yadav’s stories. You imagine that this is a different world, but it’s the same world with a deeper, sharper, more focused lens.</p>