ਆਮ ਖ਼ਾਸ

In one story a young idealist, Iqbal, outwits the cruel village headman who assaulted his friend Modan, and then, as the political winds turn, drops his comradeship and starts buying votes in the panchayat election. In another, vagabond boys in Delhi invent cunning tricks to succeed as beggars. Around them the collection sets Dalits, migrant workers and slum dwellers against people who see themselves as special.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Genres

Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

India

First published

2018

Author's age

82 when first published