Panchashti Galpa by Siddhartha Singha [Hardcover]

This book contains fifty stories, each of a different kind. Some are written in an oblique manner, while others are straightforward. Some stories have a traditional essence, while others feel far ahead of their time. The language and style of narration change according to the subject matter. There are very simple characters as well as complex and convoluted ones. There is love as well as brutal murder. Human nature is meticulously analyzed. There are kings and political figures. There are also many tricksters. The characters that everyone knows, sees, and encounters in their everyday lives seem to appear within the covers of this book.