Bøger af Asha Iyer Kumar

Is closure important in life?Among life's endless oddities, regret has a special place. The 'what ifs' and 'only ifs' assail us right from the childhood until the fag end of our lives. And closure is an elusive state that some of us receive, some of us construct, and still some of us never see it at all. When an aging actress re-examines her journey, a doting husband obsesses over the perfect gift, two lovers try to find privacy, a human statue looks for worth, and an old couple find friendship by chance-they are all hoping for closure. These men and women are so identifiable with their secret sorrows, open wounds, misplaced emotions and a niggling sense of regret that they spring into life, look in our eyes, and ask, 'Haven't we met sometime, somewhere?' What do they do when the conflicts and contradictions of life overwhelm them? Do they accept their fate with resignation or fight it to finish?'After the Rain - Stories that bind us' is a poignant collection of stories about these characters. It is an insight into the hidden strengths and weakness that decide the course of their life.

Are there readymade solutions to our niggling concerns and everyday problems in life? No.Is there a standard operating procedure to deal with our internal and external conflicts? No.So, how do we find answers to life's myriad problems and know which direction to steer our boats? By pondering over the wherefores and asking the right questions to ourselves without evading the truth. Asha Iyer Kumar's 'Life is an Emoji' is a result of such routine deliberations about worldly realities. The articles in the book were originally published in Khaleej Times. With short anecdotes drawn from her daily life, the author examines its small and big dilemmas impartially. Each article is part of an inward journey that will prompt the readers to question their values and beliefs within the familiar contexts of human existence.The book does not preach, neither does it make unreal promises of rescue and redemption. Instead, it gives clarity of thought and a direction by walking the readers through the by lanes of life, prompting them to pause, observe and understand its small moments. It is a book that serves as a GPS to a driver who is willing to take the inner ride and reach the destination. Life is a sum total of the what, why and how of everyday experiences. It is an emoji with boundless expanse and expressions, representing all that we are - in body, mind and spirit.