Kahani Café- Brewed with Reality: Recent Episodes
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All of us are on our own journey to achieve something in life- a journey that’s full of ups and downs, twists and turns, & triumphs and trepidations, - It is a quest for our true freedom. Each journey brews its own unique story and we at Macmillan honestly believe that every story deserves to be heard and celebrated; so we bring to you Kahani Café- a collection of stories from the lives of people like you and me. Stories that are brimming with flavors of life that can make you laugh, cry, scream, fall in love, inspire and motivate - But most importantly, stories that will touch your heart.
The Furnished Room" is a short story about love and dedication, about exhaustion and despair. A young man is in search of a girl he fell in love with. He rents a room near the theaters where she is to be seen and he devotes his days to the dream of finding her. ...
It tells the story of an upper-class family spending an afternoon in Darjeeling, a picturesque hill town in West Bengal.
The story of "He said it was arsenic", starts off with the introduction of certain type of killers. William Jones is one such type who is a magnificent killer for he kills his victims smoothly with no violence.
The story “Too Dear!” is a parody of one of the modern systems of governance. It ridicules the ways of punishing criminals and dispensing justice in modern states. The story is narrated in a matter-of fact-tone but with an undercurrent of sarcasm.
Atthanniyaan weaves together 18 of Gulzar’s poems and three of his short stories that show you a very atypical perception of the ‘Mumbai life’.A half-dead-half-alive existence that Mumbaikars thrive on, much like a fish on the seashore, lying in the midst of land and water, neither choosing to live in water nor die on land
The story is about two friends Deepak (narrator) and Arun. It highlights the importance of learning and education and the consequences of its deficit. Deepak was an illiterate teenager who had developed a bad habit of stealing. Arun, on the other hand, was an educated and responsible adult and compassionate in his make-up.
Deepak meets Arun in a street scuffle and marks him as his next victim. He develops friendly conversation with him and talks him into giving him a job as his cook. However, he does not know how to cook. Arun not only helps him learn cooking but also teaches him basic writing.
This week on Macmillan Kahani Café series of short-stories by Roald Dahl is ‘Skin’. A story where Roald Dahl delves into the genre of macabre of add to his usual style of unexpected ending
"The Landlady" is a short horror story by Roald Dahl. It initially appeared in The New Yorker, which was later reprinted in the 1960 anthology, Kiss Kiss.Billy Weaver is a seventeen-year-old youth who has travelled by train from London to Bath to start a new job. Looking for lodgings, he comes across a boarding-house and feels strangely compelled by its sign saying "Bed and Breakfast". To know what happed next, listen to the podcast
This story by Roald Dahl is about a newly rich man who tries to buy his way up the social ladder. He employs an expensive butler and French chef and hosts many lavish dinner parties. To impress his guests, he buys some of the world’s best wines and learns a lot about them. What he doesn’t learn about are the things that should and shouldn’t be served with fine wine and how to enjoy it. The butler takes advantage of this, and in so doing puts an end to the rich man’s high society hopes.
Lamb to the Slaughter" is a 1954 short story by Roald Dahl. It was initially rejected, along with four other stories, by The New Yorker, but was published in Harper's Magazine in September 1953. It was adapted for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents that starred Barbara Bel Geddes and Harold J. Stone.
Roald Dahl's ''The Umbrella Man'' is a short story that depicts a man pulling a trick on a mother and her daughter while they wait for a taxi after a visit to the dentist. The mother, who is quite canny in character, is suspicious of the man for his drastic approach in asking her for a favor.
About the author
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century “Dahl’s short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His children's books champion the kind-hearted and feature an underlying warm sentiment. His works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine and Danny, the Champion of the World. His works for older audiences include the short story collections Tales of the Unexpected and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.
The narrative 'A Life Lesson from a Beggar' is about Meena, who is a melancholy and gloomy person. She moved to Mumbai, where her encounter with the writer years later, turned her into a different person. When she was questioned why she had suddenly transformed, she said that a beggar had altered her life.
This story from Sudha Murthy's book - How I taught my Grandmother to Read is about an important lesson her grandparents have imparted to her. The value of giving to others with an open heart.
Listen to this great narrative
Sudha Murthy walked a few steps ahead from the boarding counter. But she thought of giving the women a piece of her mind and came back. She politely asked what made them think that she could not afford business-class travel. She continued, 'You refer to the term “cattle class”.
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read? (Kannada: ನನ್ನ ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಹೇಗೆ ಓದಲು ಕಲಿಸಿದೆ?) is a fictional short story written by prolific Indian author Sudha Murthy.
Another beautiful short story by our favorite writer R.K. Narayana, narrated by Rata Meghnani aka #KahaniwalaRajat
Story of a little girl, who leaves school early one day, so she go to the movies for the first time with her father.
Grab a cup of coffee, put on your earphones, sit back, relax, and enjoy Macmillan's freshly brewed story 'Amrit of Freedom'
With your very own, Golden Mikes 2022 award winner
Mr. Rajat Menghnani aka kahaniwalarajat