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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
As the dark cloud of the pandemic casts its deadly curse over human civilization, making the world cower under its devastating spell, human values of love, kindness and compassion come to the fore, lining the cloud with their silver touches. This compilation of ten stories is about the indomitable human spirit that is not defeated by the scourge. As the world turns upside down, the ordinary lives of the characters take extraordinary turns. These are stories of courage, resolve, hope, grace and dignity.
Sudakshina Kundu Mookerjee
Sudakshina Kundu Mookerjee is a retired Professor of Electronics and Computer Science, who is based at Kolkata. She had begun publishing stories for children as a hobby during her student days. During her academic career, her writings mostly centred around scholastic articles and technical books. After retirement from active teaching, her hobby once more occupied central space in her intellectual world. She has since been writing stories, articles and travelogues for newspapers and magazines, in both English and Bengali. She draws inspiration from life and the people around her. Unprecedented acts of kindness of ordinary people during the calamitous pandemic that have occasionally dispelled the gloom all around, have inspired her to pen stories of hope, drawing upon heartwarming experiences from her surroundings. Through this compilation of short stories, the author has endeavoured to share these happy thoughts with her readers and bring cheer to their hearts.
