Mohandas is a short novel penned by one of the finest contemporary Sahitya Akademi award winning(which he returned )Hindi writer Uday Prakash. It has also been adapted into a feature film and several plays in various Indian and foreign languages.Recently Seven Stories Press also published an English translation of three of his stories titled ‘Walls of Delhi- Three stories’ translated by Jason Grunebaum which also includes ‘Mohandas’.
‘Mohandas’ is a poweLESS tale of mistaken identity set in a small-time India which resides in a big-time India but no one is really aware of its existence.
Presenting a short audio excerpt from ‘Mohandas’. Hope it will make you want to go ahead and read the entire story!
Characters:
Mohandas/Beesnath
Kasturi/Amita
Inquiry Officer A.K Srivastava
Kaba Das
Duration: 5 minutes 19 seconds