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By two coffee: and other stories brewed in Bangalore
'By two coffee' and other stories brewed in Bangalore, is a collection of short stories from the life of Mala a five year old girl, as she grows up with her family in Bangalore. Dwelling on the small pleasures of childhood and its adventures sprinkled with love, this book is sure to take you down a memory lane of your childhood too.
60 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2021
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November 23, 2021
As the title suggests, these stories are based on the city of Bangalore (interesting that the author prefers Bangalore to Bengaluru — and I am also with her) seen from the eyes of five-year-old Mala through her family members comprising Ajja, Ajji, Appa and Amma.
Any story or novel that is Bangalore oriented has a special significance to me, as I have lived and worked in the city for a while and my mother tongue is Kannada. I am adding this book too to my list.
Whether it's Jaya Nagar 4th Block, Lalbagh, Malleswaram, Majestic, Chikpet, Residency Road or Darshini eateries, all reminisced my Bangalore Days.
There are 10 stories that are cute, funny, emotional, enjoyable and nostalgic.
1."Naanu" is about Mala, her neighbours, friends, school, and family.
2."Raviwaara" narrates the Sunday rituals that Mala goes through including oil bath.
3."Kiwiole" tells her tryst with ear-piercing ceremony and her love/hate for earrings.
4."Women" describes Mala's Muttaji (grandpa's mom) coming as a surprise guest.
5."Are Movies Real?" is her first experience visiting a cinema theatre with her Ajja.
6."Ganesha Banda" sketches the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and the visarjan that follows after a 10-day period.
7."By Two Coffee", the titular story, happens on the eve of Christmas and Mala's birthday when she goes to hotel with her parents.
8."Naale Baa" is about rumours of an old witch visiting their neighbourhood (is this real?)
9."ATM" is about college-going Mala helping her Ajja to withdraw money from ATM.
10."Soulmate and Coffee" helps Mala find her life partner in her work as a dentist.
What I loved about these stories are they were original, authentic and true layered with childish innocence and curiosity that are unique to any growing kid in suburbs of Indian city.
The characters were well flushed out (even though I guess it is all real characters) bringing their behaviour and body language visually to the readers to relate to their childhood days.
But it can be better delivered if the final proofreading is done to take care of spellings, punctuations, and capitalisation.
Hope the shortcomings are addressed by the author in her next work.
I would definitely recommend this little nuggets of stories to be read. And if you are a Bangalorean, you can't miss out on this book.
Any story or novel that is Bangalore oriented has a special significance to me, as I have lived and worked in the city for a while and my mother tongue is Kannada. I am adding this book too to my list.
Whether it's Jaya Nagar 4th Block, Lalbagh, Malleswaram, Majestic, Chikpet, Residency Road or Darshini eateries, all reminisced my Bangalore Days.
There are 10 stories that are cute, funny, emotional, enjoyable and nostalgic.
1."Naanu" is about Mala, her neighbours, friends, school, and family.
2."Raviwaara" narrates the Sunday rituals that Mala goes through including oil bath.
3."Kiwiole" tells her tryst with ear-piercing ceremony and her love/hate for earrings.
4."Women" describes Mala's Muttaji (grandpa's mom) coming as a surprise guest.
5."Are Movies Real?" is her first experience visiting a cinema theatre with her Ajja.
6."Ganesha Banda" sketches the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and the visarjan that follows after a 10-day period.
7."By Two Coffee", the titular story, happens on the eve of Christmas and Mala's birthday when she goes to hotel with her parents.
8."Naale Baa" is about rumours of an old witch visiting their neighbourhood (is this real?)
9."ATM" is about college-going Mala helping her Ajja to withdraw money from ATM.
10."Soulmate and Coffee" helps Mala find her life partner in her work as a dentist.
What I loved about these stories are they were original, authentic and true layered with childish innocence and curiosity that are unique to any growing kid in suburbs of Indian city.
The characters were well flushed out (even though I guess it is all real characters) bringing their behaviour and body language visually to the readers to relate to their childhood days.
But it can be better delivered if the final proofreading is done to take care of spellings, punctuations, and capitalisation.
Hope the shortcomings are addressed by the author in her next work.
I would definitely recommend this little nuggets of stories to be read. And if you are a Bangalorean, you can't miss out on this book.
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