Storytelling at its best is much more than just putting stories in words and presenting them to the audience; it’s primarily about living our stories, feeling their pulsation, assimilating and internalising their spirit and finding in them a refreshing way to come to terms with the undulating topography of human existence, the myriad roller-coaster challenges it poses, its inherent ambivalences and contradictions, unlocked mysteries, unpredictable emotional dynamics and complex ontological core. The craft of writing stories with any measure of finesse therefore comes from a deep-seated love and fascination for life. This anthology does the same. DEEPAK K. CHOUDHARY “DARSHAK”