Gujarati Books

Short Stories

In our childhood, we all used to insist on telling stories to our grandmothers and granddaughters. Most of the stories were about kings and queens. The stories would start with a single sentence that... There was a king and a queen.

...and then a beautiful story that seemed like a fairy tale would begin. In those stories, sometimes when the queens got angry, the kings would build a palace for them and sometimes when the kings went to war, the queens would wait for them alone.

This book contains stories from the lives of those kings and queens, which your grandmother may or may not have told you. Some stories were buried in the pages of history, while some are still waiting to be told, hidden somewhere in the arch of a ruined fort or in the broken embankment of a dried-up lake of the palace of an angry queen. These love stories of kings and queens from different periods and regions were in the womb of our history, which are placed here. Over time, legends were added to these stories and sometimes the story and legend became one

Pratham means the first phase of the moon, Pusha means the third phase of the moon. This novel is the story of two sisters named Pratham-Pusha... The curse of decay is not only on the moon. Humans also decay at some moments of life.. and keep on decreasing. The story of Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha... The story of the diverging paths of two sisters

This story is of Satyabhama, who identifies herself as Krishna's most beloved wife. Standing in the square of the world, looking into each other's eyes, she is saying with firm faith: Even though I did not play the rasa like Radha... Even though I did not get married like Rukmini... Even though I did not get the address of 'Krishna' like Draupadi... Even though I did not get the respect of accepting the forest culture of Jambavati... Still, Krishna loves me the most and loves me only! This story is of Satyabhama's Krishna. In this story, there is Dwarka, Gokul, Barsana, Mathura, Panchal and even Vidarbha. These places are not addresses, but camps. Satyabhama's journey to meet Krishna is here. Here, in the pages of the story, Satyabhama tells Krishna, 'If love is to be made great by sharing, then it is too late, I do not want to be made great. Krishna, you have measured the bottom of the ocean and built Dwarka, but you have not been able to measure the bottom of a woman's heart!' Even the changes of eras do not change Satyabhama. She has not gone anywhere, she stands here, even today. She beats in me, in you and in all of us - eternal!

No, no one lives here anymore. No. The people who lived there have also moved out. Out. There is no need to lock the deli. There must be enough space in the sky for two people. No one lives here. The girl saw the reflection of her body on the window glass - a dark body. The girl felt that it was here, yet it was nowhere...

The flames were no longer flying outside the window. The dim moon had come towards the sky of the old city. The man's house stood breathless in the moments of midnight. A twenty-seven-year-old girl. A faint scream could be heard from the silence all around - not even a scream, it was like a muffled sound. Loneliness takes us to a place where nothing behind matters and there is no direction ahead. Both of us, together. Is it suffocating? The beggar started searching for Reva from Kamanidevi.

The stories in the collection 'Ahi Koi Rhetu Nothi', an important milestone in the story writing of the famous storyteller Vinesh Antani, have been praised by readers and critics. The subtle depiction of the complexity of human life and the human mind is the specialty of the stories in this collection

A concise retelling of the 10 best Thriller novels ever written in the world - a compilation of summaries from various authors. It is designed to give readers an experience of each original work without having to read the full novels

Premno padchhayo by Raksha Shukla is a captivating tale of how money changes a man - and pulls him away from everything he once valued. Serialized in Gujarat Samachar, this story dives deep into the struggle of a common man, exploring love, loss, and the price of success. Shukla's writing is as graceful as a peacock's feather, mixing tradition with raw, modern realities. The novel's relatable characters and sharp dialogues make it impossible to put down. Already adapted into a Gujarati film, Whala, Idto Samjo Toh Bhau, this is one story you won't forget. It's about today, and a glimpse of what's to come

An internal conflict in an Afghan clan growing opium in Afghanistan's Helmand province turns the life of Nitin Gandhi, a simple unemployed young man from Mumbai upside down. 'Kahar' is the story of Nitin Gandhi. After the bloody and painful death of his friend and lover, C.Z., a RAW agent fighting a secret war against the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, has C.Z.'s loyalty to his country turned into betrayal? - 'Kahar' is the story of C.Z. Gujarat Police PSI Yujuvendrasinh Kumpawat becomes an unwitting part of a terrorist conspiracy that takes shape at sea during his intelligence posting in Jamnagar. What is the ultimate outcome of Kumpawat, who works controversially and outside the law?

It is not possible to imagine a man doing housework and his wife doing work in society. The hypocrites and bigots of society always say that housework is for women. Men should only do their jobs and businesses and leave all the other responsibilities to women. Contrary to this accepted and unproven law of society, what happens when a husband becomes a homemaker? What happens if a woman who has passed eight books proves to be more practical than her company secretary husband? When a sloppy Chandudi sitting on the last bench gives his master the Gurudakshina of life at the age of 40? When a society made up of its own people robs a woman of her modesty and this woman asks for euthanasia? When a man becomes the fire to burn such Ravanas of society? What happens when a woman has nothing more from her father and husband but a house to call her own? When many such questions and feelings of society find a verbal form, a house husband is created. The summaries of the feelings that you, I, and all of us have lived, seen, heard, and experienced are a loving gift to society in the form of words

The story follows Ambika, a bubbly and outspoken stand-up comedian and nurse from Jhansi, who desires three things in life: 'Memes, Momos, and Munnas' (children). She is a resilient character who uses humor to navigate life and challenge social norms.

Her life takes a dramatic turn after she falls in love and gets married. She is later diagnosed with a bizarre medical condition that leads to infertility and subsequent marital issues and social stigma. Facing immense pressure and a blot on her reputation, Ambika finds her life 'turned upside down'