Kanimoli Ramaiah

The Husbands Trilogy Kanimoli Ramaiah

Things that we perceive as unnatural happen around us all the time. What is unnatural? Anything that our mind filters cannot associate to our past, upbringing and/or life experiences are labelled as unnatural. Life in different spheres and settings can be unnatural to the spectator but natural to one who lives in that space. In this book we can see the different perspectives of natural versus unnatural, told in stories. The Husbands Trilogy - A woman who had three husbands had died. So, who had the rights to conduct her final rites? She also practised more than one religion while alive, so which religion her last rites will follow?The Second Tide - Will he get a chance to redeem his sin for abandoning his heavily pregnant wife when caught for adultery?The White Face - What was the secret of her fair complexion, while the rest of the family looked the same? Can the community around her stomach the truth?The Hidden Dagger - This is Bollywood, success is celebrated but not tolerated. So, how does one treat success?The Sl*t Called Bollywood - This is Bollywood; it treats the victim and conspirator the same. Breakaway - Traditions are meant to be broken, or are they?The collection of stories in this book depart from the norm; they are not the usual stories about life. Each story is expected to intrigue the thoughts of the reader; to see how life is lived around one and how people deal with everyday unnaturals.