A skilful and sensitive portrayal on the suppressed anger and helplessness of simple, ordinary people, caught in situations beyond their control, Paper Bastion and Other Stories is one of the most compelling collections in recent times.

 

Meera Kant is an eminent writer in Hindi whose fiction is centred around the marginalized, especially Indian women. She has won many accolades for her writing and is the two-time recipient of the Mohan Rakesh Samman. She has several novels, plays and short-stories to her credit.

 

Ranjana Kaul is a professor of English at the University of Delhi and has translated the works of many Hindi and Kashmiri writers.