The stories are packed with intense emotions like, love between mother and daughter, as in "Indu's Home-Coming"; undaunted spirited struggle of parents to carry their sick young kid to the doctor by ferrying the boat on river waters during a dark night, as in "Gopapura"; the turbulent thoughts of a young disabled unmarried girl oscillating between a conservative mind-set and the surge of natural feelings that emboldens her to take calculated audacious step, as in "Broken Heart"; and taking bold steps to charter an unprecedented life when Chhabi discovered that her cruel father had sold her to an unknown stranger in a village fair, as in the story of the same name "Chhabi". Whatever it is, the art of co-relating and narrating subtle, huge life-philosophy at every turn of the story is an outstanding speciality of the author. Most of the stories are told in a rural backdrop; be it the quarrel between two neighbouring housewives, as in "Discovery", or the chance killing of a rampaging monkey on an auspicious Tuesday, as in "Atonement", or the painful last couple of hours in the life of an emaciated, unwanted street dog, as in "Green Disguise"; everywhere the village life is described in its glorious best. The infinite powers of human beings, their patience and anxieties drive them to make them undefeated heroes in their lives. Amidst the pragmatic negativity and blind alleys, life is destined to take a positive turn and ultimately finds bright light at the end of the tunnel

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