India has used the short story format to disemminate knowledge, express political dissent, entertain, protest and explore human psychology.

Great Stories from Modern India brings under a single awning some of the most celebrated short-story writers out of India— Amrita Pritam, Balwant Gargi, Kamleshwar, Khushwant Singh, Krishan Chander, Qurrratulain Hyder, Ruskin Bond, to name a few. While each story presents yet another unfathomable spectrum of human emotions in the writer’s unique voice, the anthology, like an orchestral piece, culminates in the shared quest of the meaning and significance of existence, election, exile and homecoming.