The name of the book seems absolutely apt to describe today’s generation – The Lost Generation. But then we (i.e. today’s parental generation) belong to the past generation and are the luckiest, if we may say so, since we are the only ones who grew up sans technology and yet are enjoying and learning the new aspects of the technology with every passing day.
But back to the book launch of Nidhi Dugar Kundalia, a young and fascinating writer, who in the past as a journo has covered many interesting stories and had later worked as an assistant editor @Kindle Magazine, with The Times of India.
“I love writing and it is a passion for me. In fact right from the childhood, I was always interested in listening to the stories told to us by our grandparents. The colorful, intriguing stories left such an impression on me that I decided to write a book on those themes”, says Nidhi.
The description reminds me of the little tamasha boy in the movie ‘Tamasha’ who loved listening to the long forgotten stories and would feel so much lost, and at the same time so much alive, after taking it all in.
‘The Lost Generation’ touches on various fascinating aspects of different cultures, and stories which are timeless, while situated in the rural and the urban part of the ancient India. The culture and the profession of story-telling has changed a lot in the past few years with the newer generation, armed with various modern technology, moving away to greener pastures.
In her book, Nidhi talks about 11 fascinating stories from ancient India, like that of the Godna artist from Jharkand, of Rudaalis from Rajasthan, and of a geneologist from Haridwar. The book manages to capture the powerful portrayal of our older generations and tries to renew the dying profession of storytelling in India.
Book: THE LOST GENERATION
Author: Nidhi dugar kundalia
