Manishe is a collection of short stories by Vasudhendra, a promising writer of our times. It is a collection of 6 stories by the author in Kannada. Two are really outstanding for a reader like me. Manishe- a story of two class mates, one an IT employee, another a vocalist, both from Bellary, a border district in Karnataka- Andhra Pradesh. They meet up after 20 years in Bengaluru. The vocalist has risen high in his profession, while the other has made a good career, but finding himself very much dissatisfied.
Huligevva- Story of two batchmates at High School, one a street beggar’s grand daughter, another a middle class Madhva brahmin. They have missed each other for a long time. The boy ends up an IT engineer, who is yet to get married, the Girl now a technocrat, meet up under strange circumstances, of she turning out the boss of him. Though the story line is very common, narration of the author is highly commendable. Huligevva is his boss!
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