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About Myself:

I was born and raised in Kolkata, India. I then crossed continents and culture to earn a Ph.D in Economics at the University of Rochester (NY). Except for a few years of teaching in Canada and Japan, I was a professor at the Indian Statistical Institute both in Delhi and Kolkata until my retirement in August 2006. I am now embarking on my second career, that of a fiction writer of short stories.

I have published academic articles in professional journals across the
world and Oxford University Press (New Delhi) has published two of my books. However, my avocation for a number of years has been writing short stories that I did not have the time to polish and to try to publish.

Now, hopefully, is the time.

Stories

Published Short Stories

Date	Title	Category	Hits
Oct 10, 2008	I, Ghost, Chapter 3	Humor	24
Oct 9, 2008	I, Ghost, Chapter 2	Humor	40
Oct 8, 2008	I, Ghost, Chapter 1	Humor	57
Oct 6, 2008	An Affair With Darkness	Miscellaneous Stories	80
Oct 5, 2008	Rambler in the Loo -- Conclusion	Humor	33
Oct 3, 2008	A Rambler in the Loo -- Part 2	Humor	59
Oct 2, 2008	Smile -- A haiku	Poetry	89
Oct 1, 2008	A Rambler in the Loo -- Part 1	Humor	62
Sep 9, 2008	A Dreamer's Journal - Part 2	Humor	71
Sep 6, 2008	A Dreamer's Journal - Part 1	Humor	87
Sep 3, 2008	The Thief -- A Haiku	Poetry	137
Sep 2, 2008	Of Crows and Men	Miscellaneous Stories	109
Aug 29, 2008	Heartland - Revised Version	Poetry	128
Aug 21, 2008	A Toothy Tale	Humor	368
Aug 20, 2008	Her Face -- A Haiku	Poetry	164
Aug 17, 2008	Eulogy to a Frank-fArt-er, Chapter 2	Humor	77
Aug 17, 2008	Eulogy to a Frank-fArt-er, Chapter 1	Humor	121
Aug 16, 2008	Memory Lane 1	Non-Fiction	104
Aug 14, 2008	A Date with Priya	Romance	621
Aug 13, 2008	The Treasures of Crocodile Grandpa	Miscellaneous Stories	111

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Comments

Total number of comments: 262

Title article: Lucy
Date: 2008-10-09 23:36:40

This was the first of your stories and the last one I read. Like the others who've commented, I am somewhat confused. But on re-reading, I think I follow the story line though. It is tragic to say the least. Especially so, when Lucy happens to be the mother!

Title article: Lasting Love
Date: 2008-10-09 22:38:16

Surprise
I was surprised to read this. Quite different from your usual style and (probably) interest.

It's simple, to the point and reaches the heart.

Truth is simple, as Aristotle had said. I keep quoting this to everyone I know.

Title article: Connection
Date: 2008-10-09 22:26:48

Quality
This is quality writing in my opinion. You are so careful with the language, every word used thoughtfully, lovingly.

A dream story. It could have been, it should have been. But the train of life arrives and shatters the dreams. Life moves on. Her life, his life ...

A perfect story from a perfectionist. Great to know authors like you exist and this is no dream I am sure.

Title article: Jericho, Chapter 15
Date: 2008-10-09 21:44:42

Kanal
There was a remark I wanted to make about this story, but forgot about. By the time I had reached the third or fourth chapter, I got this feeling that everyone in the story would reach a horrible end. Yet I didn't lose interest in the story. There was some sort of a magic in your story telling. As I was thinking about this, I recalled a classic movie, Kanal, by the Polish director Andrei Wajda. His film starts by showing the main characters of the story, engaged in different occupations. And then a voice tells you: These are the people in the story. Watch them as they die.

So one knew from the beginning that they would all die (during the German occupation). Yet one stayed glued to the seat without losing interest for even a moment.

Title article: Jericho, Chapter 15
Date: 2008-10-09 05:33:49

Like everyone else, I too was waiting for this final chapter where the loose ends would tie up. Also, you had left enough hints for your readers. They knew that the story would have a gory end. Actually, I did expect pretty much everybody to die.

There were too many coincidences in this tale and there were bits that didn't seem to play a role. For example, the experiences of the boy at school. I guess you were still looking around for ways to proceed.

All in all, it's well written, but the humor in the earlier parts was lost as the story proceeded. And there was too much blood too. I wish to believe that the world is less terrifying, but I don't have too much confidence in my belief.

Title article: Jericho, Chapter 14
Date: 2008-10-09 03:14:23

Where are we headed ?
I came back to this story after several weeks. I knew I had to do it because it is so well-written. However, I still have no clue as to where we are headed. Are all the people in the story going to meet finally? I am full of curiosity.

By the way, you have a great style. Very original. Both the story as well as the way you write it.

Title article: The Waitress
Date: 2008-10-09 02:34:03

Quite a surprise
I liked this story a lot. However, I did not enjoy the end all that much. Somehow, this story would sound more convincing if it went the other way round. There are a lot of weird men in society who do such things to women. What adds novelty to your story is that it was the woman who did it to the man. Perhaps the novelty is called for, a warning perhaps to men that things could happen the other way too.

But this is a truly well-written story.

Title article: Stop Pretending!
Date: 2008-10-09 02:21:13

So true ...
You are so right. Yet things don't happen the way they should. I have often wondered about comparable problems in India. Asking for dowry is illegal. Yet in large parts of the country dowry is taken for granted. And dowry deaths are all too common. I have always asked why the girls can't refuse to marry a man who demands dowry. But that will never happen. Instead, female foeticide is rampant. They don't let the girls be born. A grown up girl's dowry is a horror parents need to cope with. So kill her before she is born. The sex ratio in this country is turning into an alarming figure.

Title article: Please, Come Home. Please.
Date: 2008-10-09 02:13:48

Deeply moving
There is nothing new in this story, yet it is told so wonderfully that one cannot give up reading it till the end. The horror of it all, losing her, finding her and then losing her again. Endlessly tragic. What makes this story particularly moving is that it sounds so real. It could happen. It could happen to any of us.

Title article: Her Magic Touch, Chapter 4
Date: 2008-10-09 01:06:45

It is a fantasy
I don't think there is anything farfetched in this story. It is a fantasy, a fairy tale if you like. At least, I am reading the story that way. To enjoy a story like this, I know that I need to exercise a wilful suspension of disbelief. It's a bit like watching a play. The events take place in a room that doesn't have a fourth wall. We accept that fact, don't we? I still think this is a remarkable piece of fiction.

Keep it up.

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Max Booth III (Zombie Punk) The Moon	Created On: 08/18/2008 01:58:06 Thank you! Yeah, I'd like to be publishe, too, but I have years before I'm good enough for something like that. And thanks for reading Jericho, i should be finished with the next chapter later today. I haven't read too much of your work but I'll start doing that later on today also. Once again, thanks!
Max Booth III (Zombie Punk)	Created On: 08/11/2008 01:01:41 Just wanted to stop by and thank you for the nice, intelligent review on my story, "The Book Cellar". Peace, Max

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