You Compromise, I Won't! - Kindle Discount Offer, October 2026

Dear friends,

What is life if not a compromise? Yet, while some compromise, others don't!

Read on to experience it in my e-book of short stories, titled You Compromise, I Won't! This e-book will be available at www.amazon.com under a Kindle Countdown Deal from 6th to 12th October, 2026 for just $1.99 at a whopping discount of 34%

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Thanks in anticipation. 

Priya

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You Compromise, I Won't!: No right or wrong............ Kindle Edition

by Priya Ramesh Swaminathan (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition

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My student Vijay, posing with my book!

FOREWORD

When it becomes a conundrum in life, to choose between two difficult or equally tempting choices, one is in a quandary! Life’s always gleefully throwing up such situations. One must pick and choose with utmost care, to avoid getting one’s fingers burnt. Sometimes one gets the right end of the stick too! Just when he’s congratulating himself and patting his own back, life may deal a vicious blow and he is left holding the wrong end, wondering what went wrong! At other times, the fine line between right and wrong is so blurred that one can’t make the correct choice. What happens then?
Read these delightful stories to find out….

This book has the story titled "The Baby-doll" which helped me get the "Writers' Award Certificate" from www.penfactor.com.

Do read this intriguing story!

                        

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Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

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Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti - Respectful Salute to Our Beloved Leader!

The Father of Our Nation!

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Among the several people who have shaped the History of India, Mahatma Gandhi's name and persona stand out as a beacon! He led our freedom-struggle with great aplomb, religiously sticking to his ideals of  non-violence, satyagraha, simplicity and self-discipline.

His erstwhile abode at Sabarmati Ashram reminds us of his painstaking and meticulous journey on the path of truth and liberation. We had visited Ahmedabad in February, 2020. Needless to say, the ashram was the first stop on our itinerary.

We visited the Sabarmati ashram on our own before the city sightseeing tour started at 1.30 p.m. So we spent considerable time in getting the vibe of the place. Peaceful, enchanting and serene; the ashram made us sentimental, as we remembered how that place had played such an important role in our freedom struggle.

The specter of Mahatma Gandhi and his supportive wife Kasturba Gandhi undoubtedly guided us through their abode, as we silently glimpsed their residential quarters, sparse belongings, the famed charkha, tableau of the Salt Satyagraha, framed letters, writings, et al with the backdrop of the concrete waterfront and the tranquil Sabarmati river, glistening in the afternoon sun, with unabashed pride.

We bowed down before the statue of the Mahatma in a sitting pose and were filled with immense respect and love for the great leader and apostle of non-violence, who is a role-model for many!

As the first place on the sight-seeing itinerary was the ashram that we had already experienced, we chose to relax for half an hour in the bus after a round of delicious cookies purchased from a nearby kiosk, selling ice-cream and baked snacks.

By the way, the sightseeing bus starts its journey from the opposite side of the Sabarmati Ashram entrance, near Hotel Toran.

 

Do pay it a visit! 

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All the snaps barring the first one have been clicked by Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

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A Good Old Rumor! and other stories' - This book needs your ears please! Hurry!

  Dear friends,

                        Have you ever come across a rumor? Have you ever realised what havoc a rumor can play in one's life? Have you ever spread a rumor, just for fun or out of pure malice? How was the experience?

                        My book, a collection of slice-of-life stories deals with rumors and a lot more! A Kindle Countdown Deal will be on till 1st October, 2026 for my e-book 'A Good Old Rumor! and other stories' at www.amazon.com. This e-book will be available for just $1.99. 

                        Now this is NOT a rumor! Ha ha!

                        So hurry! Kindly consider purchasing an ebook. Read and review it and post your invaluable review at www.amazon.com. Eagerly awaiting your honest feedback!

                       Thanks in anticipation.

                       Priya 😁😃

Collage created with the help of Canva, by me! Hope you like it!

An Excerpt from the short story "Alan Great"

       Now where was I? Yeah, in Calcutta. My father was an officer with the British cavalry there. Tall, tanned and handsome. You should’ve seen him in his breeches, astride his stallion, The Stud. An apt title for him too! He liked to hold forth on all his experiences, wild and otherwise, in the Calcutta Club, every evening. It was as if he did things just so that he could extol them later!

      But weren’t you supposed to talk about yourself?

      Again interruption! (Wildly) Now I’m just going to leave. I can’t take it any more. When Alan Great talks, no one else does!

      Audience (meekly) Sorry again. Now we’ll behave ourselves.

     (Grumpily) O.K. One last chance.

      Now where was I? Yeah, in the Club. I was just a toddler then. I literally grew up in the Club. As a young lad of 10, I was pretty and charming. Fair, blonde and pink all over. I had my father’s teak-brown eyes. You see, my Dad Partho Mujumdar had married a ravishing British girl Suzie, my Mom. They were a handsome couple, the talk of the town. The life of parties! He was a devoted soldier and she was a devoted socialite. My days were spent in a Convent, on a pony and in the Club. Happy days they were!

      I’m seeing that you all are getting restless. Hold your horses! Ha, ha, pun intended!

      So, things were pretty hunky-dory till I was 15.

End of the Excerpt

Intrigued? Want to find out what happens next? Hurry and buy a copy and settle down for a delightful reading session. Please don't forget to post your invaluable review online at Amazon. Thanks in advance. Priya

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A Good Old Rumor! & other stories: Just spicing it up.....

Priya Ramesh Swaminathan

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Welcome to the world of renowned author, Shweta; winning jockey, Manglu; fading superstar, Suraj Kumar; ailing model, Seema; wannabe actor, Aishwarya; obsessive patient, Alan; greedy son, Biju; repentant mother, Mira; and a vengeful father’s spirit! Read this collection of pithy stories and find out how they deal with life-altering situations! Save your reactions for your invaluable reviews! Happy reading, folks!

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 17, 2017

The copyright of this book is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

A Good Old Rumor! And Other Stories - An Excerpt From A Short Story

 Dear friends,

                        Have you ever come across a rumor? Have you ever realized what havoc a rumor can play in one's life? Have you ever spread a rumor, just for fun or out of pure malice? How was the experience?

                        My book, a collection of slice-of-life stories deals with rumors and a lot more!

 A Kindle Countdown Deal will be on till 1st October, 2026 for my e-book 'A Good Old Rumor! and other stories' at www.amazon.com. This e-book will be available for just $1.99! 

                                         Now this is NOT a rumor! Ha ha!

                        So hurry! Kindly consider purchasing this e-book. Read and review it and post your invaluable review at www.amazon.com. Eagerly awaiting your honest feedback!

                       Thanks in anticipation.

                       Priya 😁😃

P.S. On second thoughts, do spread the good word around, about this book... May God bless you!

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                                   Excerpt from the short story - Black-out

          “Have I come to the wrong house? I am sorry,” he teased and half-turned to go. She pulled him inside, shut the door and soundly kissed him on his lips. Since she’d taken up writing, she had ignored her appearance and was often dowdily dressed only in loose cotton night-gowns, with her hair messily knotted at her nape and held back with sundry pins. She claimed that she felt comfortable while writing and anyway she was all alone at home!

          Hence Sudhanshu had always been welcomed home by a harried author, who would take her time in opening the door and immediately rush back to her precious writing.

          She ignored her appearance as well as him. Fortunately, she still maintained her house, but he wondered how long it would be, before that too became a casualty to her literary pursuits. Hence he was pleasantly surprised by her immaculate and feminine appearance that evening. He felt buoyed by the fact that ‘junior’ too was not around. It had been months since….

                                                             End of the excerpt

Intrigued? Grab a copy and read this story and the others, in this collection of pithy, slice-of-life stories.

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Ganpati Bappa Moraya, Mangal Murti Moraya!

 

The Times of India had published this write-up featuring my collection of Ganesh idols. 
My student had written it.

Some exquisite rangolis made by me with colors/flowers:

This rangoli pattern was copied from a rangoli book.

Taught by me during a craft workshop!

A design from a greeting card was filled in with make-up colors, turmeric and vermillion; by me.
Best out of waste!

A drawing with my husband Ramesh's name and my name (in Devanagari script) artistically incorporated into a Ganesha's image by a local artist at Saras Baug in Pune. This was gifted to me by my dear friend Jyoti Mulgundkar.

Some wall-hangings and photo-frames from my collection!

A rangoli book designed and published by me, containing my own rangoli creations!

Some of the Ganeshotsav decorations at home:

2026 - Dances of India, Unity in Diversity!

Goddess Laxmi's puja!

Some paintings made by my father, Sri Ramesh Sharma. Sometimes he would create his own designs, at other times, copy them from elsewhere and recreate the magic.

Lord Ganesha's images created by me on my PC! 

Some exquisite idols from my collection!

I have also been making scrap-books with hundreds of newspaper and magazine cuttings related to Lord Ganesh and Ganeshotsav. It is a work forever in progress...

I have some key-chains too, with varied figures of Lord Ganesh!

Ganpati Bappa Moraya, Mangal Murti Moraya!