Parikrama
A Collection of Short Stories
Eleven stories exploring migration, love, and the never-ending human quest for closure — from rural Rajasthan to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Radhika Sharma
Author of Parikrama: A Collection of Short Stories and Mangoes for Monkeys. After her studies at St. Bede's College, Shimla, Radhika received her MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She teaches Creative Writing and is currently at work on a novel, a memoir, and a prose poem.
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Parikrama
From rural Rajasthan to the San Francisco Bay Area, each of these eleven stories is homage to human resilience. A young man embarks upon a personal spiritual circumambulation to connect the dots of his deceased parents' lives, stumbling upon unexpected secrets of his own.
A collection of short stories by Radhika Sharma
“This beautiful collection of short stories captures the experiences of life – uplifting, empathy-inducing, and amusing – with captivating prose.”
“Aptly named Parikrama, as the stories take the reader through an entire gamut of thought-provoking and emotion-inducing journeys.”
Reviews for Parikrama
“This beautiful collection of short stories captures the experiences of life – uplifting, empathy-inducing, and amusing – of its endearing characters with captivating prose that wishes you were there alongside them. The everyday characters come to life with the book's vivid and engaging prose. The stories all share a common thread of the characters seeking love, acceptance, or a greater meaning in life.”
“This collection is aptly named Parikrama, as the stories take the reader through an entire gamut of thought-provoking and emotion inducing journeys. Time is a precious commodity and I tentatively took a chance on this debut collection – for sure, the investment was quite definitely worth it and hence the compulsion to post this review. My favorite stories are: Daddy Cool, Parikrama and Just A Photograph!”