Suchi Shukla

“In an ideal world, as connectivity progresses, each human of our world would function the way a cell functions in a human body. We would see each other in the context of our individuality but realise how our individual actions both directly and indirectly affect the greater Earth. It would be as if our Atmans (our individual spirits) could merge into a Brahmin (a cosmic unity)”
― Kiran Bhat, We of the Forsaken World...

“God knows I have met with the most eccentric of characters to be seen in a village as small as this one, but when elders meet with youngsters, it is common for the elders to do all of the talking and for the youngsters to sit quietly and await their judgment.”
― Kiran Bhat, We of the Forsaken World...

“the end of the world It is still like the first day, as fresh as bold The daisies in the garden at the first sign of spring Till death do us part is only for this world Our love will live forever in every world Our love is for ever in bloom and living”
― Shankar Kashyap, Lady in Red: A Collection of Love poems

“Within the context of this book, I chose to represent a multitude of unrelated characters, each focusing on a moment of their life but indirectly witnessing or intersecting with their regional or national storyline.”
― Kiran Bhat, We of the Forsaken World...