Saturday 17 October 2020

Unconditional love in exchange - Kindle Countdown Deal

 

Dear friends,


Very few people in this world are capable of giving unconditional love. Read on to experience it in the story of one such kindred soul, in my e-book titled 
Unconditional love in exchange. This book is a collection of heartwarming stories.
This e-book will be available for just $0.99 at www.amazon.com, under a Kindle Countdown Deal from 17th October to 24th October, 2020.

You could even peruse my other 16 exciting e-books and paperback novels. Eagerly awaiting your invaluable feedback! Thanks.
Priya



Excerpt from the story 'Only hard work pays!' (from this e-book)

          That night Madhav was going to visit a bar where his girlfriend was a bar dancer. He extended an invitation to Suresh too. “You’ve always refused to indulge in any vices along with me and our friends. But today, I request you to accompany me for this show. I’m sure that your anxiety will be greatly reduced and you’ll be able to relax a little.” Reluctantly, Suresh went along with Madhav to the show.
          
          The bar was a dingy, smoke-filled room where several pot-bellied men, ruffians and some white-collared men sat on chairs around dinner tables and ate and drank non-stop, talking garrulously and ogling at the scantily clad dancers, who went about their dance moves set to the latest popular movie tracks, like robots. Every once in a while, a drunk man would unsteadily get up and throw some notes on the dancers. The girls would scramble to get them and continue with their ‘job’.
         
           “What would you like to have?” asked Madhav solicitously, as he blew a kiss at his girl-friend, who repeated his action and laughed, even as she lip-synced the song blaring from the music system.
           
          “Nothing,” said Suresh tersely. He cursed himself for having accompanied his cousin to such a sleazy place. He just felt nauseous and uneasy. He longed for some fresh air. “Would you mind, if I just went out for a while? I need some fresh air. I’m feeling claustrophobic.”
           
          “Suit yourself,” Madhav said airily. “I’ll order something for both of us. The mutton biryani here is really tasty. I’ll also order wine for both of us. Today, I’ll show you how you must enjoy life. Come soon.”
          
          After 10 minutes, Suresh braced himself to go inside that smelly room once again. How he 
wished that he had refused Madhav’s invitation in the first place! 

END OF EXCERPT

Hungry for more? Kindly buy the e-book and finish reading it, all in one go! Don't forget to review it online at www.amazon.com. Thanks in anticipation. Priya

Stay at home. Stay safe and blessed!

Happy Navaratri!

Thursday 8 October 2020

No Mother-in-law, Please!

Excerpt from Chapter 27 - A new chapter begins in Yogita's life

          “Ritesh, I am lucky to have a friend like you. You have been my backbone all these days. I cannot imagine what I would have done without you, otherwise! Frankly speaking, I could stay with you even without marrying you. I feel so sure of you!”

          Ritesh’s eyes lit up. “So?”

          “So what? Of course, yes!”

          He gathered her into his arms tightly as if he would never let her go. She too clasped him tightly, as shocked children stopped playing mid-way and gawked at them, couples around cheered and the senior citizens frowned at their ‘indecency’.

          “Ravi, guess what? We got married in a temple today. The priest was arranged in an hour’s time with a hefty dakshina and we just had some rituals and exchanged garlands after I tied the mangalsutra around Yogita’s neck. Only the five of us had gone to the temple.”

          “Ritesh, you lucky guy! You managed it finally. Hearty congratulations to both of you!”

                                                          End of excerpt

Do catch up on this exciting novel at www.wattpad.com where it is being serialised by me. You can like and comment on each paragraph in the chapter. Let the reviews flow... Waiting with bated breath!

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



This novel has received a badge of 'Most Impressive Ranking' no. 45 (out of 137 stories) against the tag mother-in-law; at www.wattpad.com as on today.

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 By the way, the ranking is improving day by day! Let's hope that I soon reach the top spot with all your support and by God's grace!

         

Wednesday 7 October 2020

Dargah Hazrat Sidi Syed Shah’s Jali

                                     An amalgamation of two cultures!

     This intricate windows' latticework in sandstone, epitomizes the harmony between the Hindu and Islamic culture by incorporating icons of both the religions in a splendid work of craftsmanship. The tree unique to Hinduism and the date palm symbolic of the Islamic religion are found peacefully coexisting side by side.

     We viewed this mosque from outside, just for some minutes in the course of our City Tour. But the semicircular windows of this mosque, with this unique symbolism of ‘the tree of life’ sculpted painstakingly in the form of the ‘jali’ captured our hearts.

This write-up of mine has also been posted at www.tripadvisor.in.