Karvatein  (Hindi, Paperback, Dr Madhvi Mohindra)

The paths of life are never straight. Sometimes they scatter, sometimes they turn—and at every turn, life takes a new direction (a new 'Karvat'). Karvatein (Turns/Changes) is a collection of stories born at those very turns. Here, women appear not as idealized figures, but exactly like ordinary human beings—laughing, breaking, wandering, recovering, and standing up again. In these stories, some seek light, some compromise with the darkness, and some forge a new language within their own silence. Sometimes these journeys pass through the streets of India, and sometimes through foreign lands, but everywhere the same question echoes: "Who am I, and where do I begin my identity?" This collection compels you to walk alongside the characters—to see the world through their eyes, hear the beat of their hearts, and read the words hidden in their silences. Karvatein is the testament to those very stories of life, by reading which, perhaps you might recognize a turn of your own.