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About Shalini Mullick
Shalini is a practising doctor who writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
She was awarded a Jury Appreciation Citation at the Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity in 2022. She was the winner of the Orange Flower Award for Short Fiction in 2022, and for writing on LGBTQ+ issues in 2021. In 2020, she was selected as a Juggernaut Selects Author. She has won many short story contests and contributed to anthologies. Her poetry has been published in reputed Medical Humanities journals. She is a copyeditor and on the Review Board of the journals like ‘Research and Humanities in Medical Education’.
She was an invited speaker at the Ananke Women in Literature Festival 2022, and the Golden Door Dialogues in 2022. She is a columnist for platforms like eShe magazine, Women’s Web and Incredible women of India. She, and her work, have been featured on various platforms.
A late entrant to the world of writing, Shalini finds it takes her away from the noise, and towards silence. She is happiest in the company of books, chocolate and old Hindi movie songs.
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In this short story collection by Women's Web, we see women from all walks of life - young women just stepping out into the wider world, working women, women achievers, homemakers, mothers, grandmothers, and so many more who defy an attempt to box them into a description.
We have 19 stories in all, by 16 authors. Shalini Mullick has two stories - one about a young woman who has consciously tried to move away from her mother's choices, and another about the intuition a mother has about her child. Ujwala Shenoy Karmarkar makes us sit up and take notice of a grandmother-granddaughter duo united against a social evil, and in another story takes the reader back 200 years with an excellently narrated historical fiction tale. Manisha Sahoo, our 3rd author with 2 stories here, takes us right inside an emergency situation inside a hospital, and in another story inspires us with a woman who wins a victory over a deep seated phobia. Urmi Chakravorty shows us the nuances of the relationship between sisters in law who might almost be of two separate generations, and the stark difference in the choices they make. Prasanna Rao’s protagonist takes a crucial, principled stand against what her family advises, while the protagonist of Barkha Shah’s story has a relaxed first day after her divorce has come through. Garima Kumar Hosangadi’s story is about healing from unexpected trauma that has driven a rift between a loving couple, while Vijayalakshmi Harish writes about how a ‘soulmate’ need not be a spouse, and that a queerplatonic relationship can happen outside a marriage without threatening it. Meha Sharma writes about a young depressed woman whose mother shows her how to draw happiness back to herself, while Swagata Tarafdar takes us into mythology, showing us the depths of a mother’s sorrow at being taken for granted by both her child and her spouse. Shweta Singh’s protagonist shows us that everyone has something they could do really well even if they stumble at the ordinary, and Sangeetha Bhaskaran’s story shows that nothing is so dire that it cannot be dealt with with some calm thinking. Janani Balaji (our youngest writer at 15) writes about childhood sweethearts who can change drastically after they become husband and wife, and Priya Mani tells us about revenge, the dish that is best served cold. Sreemati Sen tackles the deeply ingrained patriarchy that deems a daughter a second class citizen, and Seema Taneja shows how a mother in law realises that she was being THE MOTHER IN LAW for no reason at all!
A feminist anthology that's a must read.
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What is true love? Who are soulmates? Can love be defined by the constructs of society and convention? Can an affair rescue a marriage? Can true love ever tear
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Two college mates fall in love, only to be separated-their love stays steady, though they meet just twice in forty years.
A close-knit family, shadows from the past, a lingering suspicion, and a relationship put to the test.
An emotionally unavailable husband, a hurt wife; and an affair that redeems and transforms.
Three strong women, and their journeys. And love, as mature and strong as them. In these times of speed dating, hook-ups, and break-ups, Stars from the Borderless Sky, a collection of three riveting stories, takes an unconventional, honest, empathetic look at that most universal of human emotions—love.
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A chance meeting on a road trip that invites you to rethink your upcoming wedding. A moment of vulnerability betrayed and made viral on the internet. A shared cab ride that gives you a chance at sweet revenge. Gatecrashing a grand feast and falling headlong into an unexpected new friendship. An opportunity to make quick bucks under the table that is fraught with risk.
This anthology of twenty-five winning stories from eShe magazine's short story contest for women writers will leave you enthralled to the last page. The contest was judged by India's highest selling female author Preeti Shenoy, eShe's founder and editor Aekta Kapoor, and author and editor-in-chief of Embassy Books, Aruna Joshi.
Written by twenty-five women of varied backgrounds from all corners of India - from homemakers to teachers to engineers - the stories give you a glimpse into the preoccupations of modern Indian womanhood.
There's only one thing they have in common - a life-changing twist in the tale.
Featuring Stories from :
Anushree Bose, Arti Jain, Arva Bhavnagarwala, A.V. Sridevi, Bhargavi Chatterjea Bhattacharya, Chandrika R. Krishnan, Divya Vartika, Manisha Sahoo, Nasreen Khan, Natasha Sharma, Nina Krishna Warrier, Noopur Joshi Bapat, Preetha Vasan, Priyadarshini Sharma, Priyamvada Singh, Raina Lopes, Rajitha Menon, Ruchika Verma, Salini Vineeth, Sangeeta Das, Sangeetha Vallat, Sapna D. Singh, Shalini Mullick, Sulekha Bajpai, Urvashi Tandon.
The stories straddle time. While there are stories of women’s rage, stories of women’s pain, there are also stories about women helping each other, inspiring stories of women achieving against all odds, as well as stories of ordinary women. While many of these are contemporary stories, there is mythology, fantasy, and speculative fiction too.
25 brilliant stories by 21 women. Anjali Paul, Bharati Muralidhar, Kalyani Chidambaranathan, Khoobi Gangdev Shah, KrishRa, Manideepa Lahiri, Manisha Sahoo, Meenakshi Iyer, Meha Sharma, Paromita Bardoloi, Pavi Raman, Preethi Warrier, Priya Ramchandran, Ragini Parashar, Rashmi Agrawal, Saishree Ramasubbu, Shalini Mullick, Shraddha Niphadkar, Sreeparna Sen, Ujwala Shenoy Karmarkar, Vijayalakshmi Harish. Find their stories, that plunge into the modern woman's heart, mind, and soul. Sharing Lipstick.