The Storm and Other Stories

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This book brings together some of Jaishankar Prasad’s finest stories. One of Prasad’s many outstanding contributions is that he made stories a part of modern-day life. He had the ability to connect the external events of daily life to their emotional consequences on human hearts.
Stories like The Storm, The Guiding Light and Mamta have the power to evoke inner turmoil even as they recount history. The Reward is an example of historical fiction which reminds us that our present is not that different from the past.

These stories reveal Prasad’s personality and intellect. They should also be assessed from the perspective of the times in which they were written. Most of the stories in this collection feature a character who contributes in some way to the upliftment of the downtrodden, the lonely, and the forsaken. The events have been woven together with thoughts on inner conflict and...

About the Authors

Shri Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), fondly called Prasad Ji, is not merely a great poet but a phenomenon with no parallel in Indian literary history.
He was born on 30 January 1890, in an aristocratic family of Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was admitted to a pathshala, a small school, run by Master Mohini Lal. But his parents’ early passing away cut short his formal education to eight years of school. At home, eminent teachers were hired to teach him Hindi, English, Sanskrit and Persian. He gained deep knowledge by studying Indian history, Sanskrit, literature, philosophy and the Hindu scriptures by himself.
Prasad Ji drew inspiration from Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads, to create the epic poem Kamayani, which has inspired many generations of scholars and intellectuals. He is one of the most eminent four pillars of the Chhayavad movement, which emphasised spiritualism, humanism and...

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