Golden Silence:

by Sudha Murty

We have all heard of how ‘Silence is golden, but speech is silver’. But does it hold true when taken literally?

Somesh, a talkative ten-year-old boy, loved listening to the stories his father would tell him every night. One fine morning, however, the chatterbox woke up not uttering a single word. Despite the many efforts of his parents, Somesh just wouldn’t say anything.

In this genius tale that could only come from Sudha Murty, find out how and why Somesh stopped speaking and whether he’ll ever speak again.

12 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2013

About the author

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science, and is now the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written nine novels, four technical books, three travelogues, one collection of short stories, three collections of non-fiction pieces and two books for children.

Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages and have sold over three lakh copies around the country. She was the recipient of the R.K. Narayan's Award for Literature and the Padma Shri in 2006.

Reviews

[Akila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Short and good. Precise for kids and elders too. All of your books have a good message for people of all ages

[Pooja Shanbhag · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meaningful story really loved it

Meaningful story really loved it.
Related to our childhood stories and life.
I really thinking of old stories of grandma