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The Green Room / Devi
The Green Room
Queen Victoria School, Nainital.
1855.
"She wears an old uniform," Nisha continued, "pale white face, dark shadows around her eyes. She is often seen sitting on this very chair. And it is said that the chair is always found in front of the mirror no matter where you leave it."
Rohan Agarwal has been appointed the manager of a play, and how excited he is to work with Chandni Joshi - his childhood crush, and unfortunately, his senior! A happy-go-lucky high school boarder, he has his fun with his friends, enjoys the odd sport and does not think twice before raiding his warden's office to leak question papers.
Then, one misty night, he sneaks into the infamous Green Room; and there, he finds something that wasn't meant to be found... Mysterious happenings in the Green Room begin to follow. That's when Rohan stumbles on the fact that the same play was supposed to have taken place before, but it was cancelled. There was something evil associated with the play. Something terrible had happened in the Green Room the first time around, or at least, that's what the stories said. And yet, Rohan finds, the old stories turn out to be true.
And then, he learns a dark secret the school had been hiding...
Devi
Somewhere in a faraway village, there is the ruin of an ancient temple where no one worships. If you happen to come across it someday, you should bow your head and walk away. Do not be tempted to go in, and tempted you will be, for the Devi of the temple grants wishes.
But she must be promised something in return…
Aditi talked to the stars when she was married to a man ten years older than herself, and they whispered to her that she was responsible for her own happiness. And that was what she had been struggling to do, searching for moments of joy in a patriarchal society… until she had to shift with her husband to Ufrail, a remote village in Bihar infamous for its blood-curdling history.
And then she hears about the temple of the Devi… and she is tempted!
Queen Victoria School, Nainital.
1855.
"She wears an old uniform," Nisha continued, "pale white face, dark shadows around her eyes. She is often seen sitting on this very chair. And it is said that the chair is always found in front of the mirror no matter where you leave it."
Rohan Agarwal has been appointed the manager of a play, and how excited he is to work with Chandni Joshi - his childhood crush, and unfortunately, his senior! A happy-go-lucky high school boarder, he has his fun with his friends, enjoys the odd sport and does not think twice before raiding his warden's office to leak question papers.
Then, one misty night, he sneaks into the infamous Green Room; and there, he finds something that wasn't meant to be found... Mysterious happenings in the Green Room begin to follow. That's when Rohan stumbles on the fact that the same play was supposed to have taken place before, but it was cancelled. There was something evil associated with the play. Something terrible had happened in the Green Room the first time around, or at least, that's what the stories said. And yet, Rohan finds, the old stories turn out to be true.
And then, he learns a dark secret the school had been hiding...
Devi
Somewhere in a faraway village, there is the ruin of an ancient temple where no one worships. If you happen to come across it someday, you should bow your head and walk away. Do not be tempted to go in, and tempted you will be, for the Devi of the temple grants wishes.
But she must be promised something in return…
Aditi talked to the stars when she was married to a man ten years older than herself, and they whispered to her that she was responsible for her own happiness. And that was what she had been struggling to do, searching for moments of joy in a patriarchal society… until she had to shift with her husband to Ufrail, a remote village in Bihar infamous for its blood-curdling history.
And then she hears about the temple of the Devi… and she is tempted!
450 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 21, 2020
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Nag Mani
5 books29 followersNag Mani is the author of the best-selling young-adult novel - The Green Room.
His other works include "Devi", a blood-curdling horror story that takes place in a remote Indian village and is not for the faint-hearted.
His other works include "Devi", a blood-curdling horror story that takes place in a remote Indian village and is not for the faint-hearted.
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