About the Book: Karmachari
You who stand in a queue, who try to board a running local, who tolerate your
bosss snide remarks and the trials and tribulations of marital life - you still
manage to discuss politics with enthusiasm, to finish a game of cards, to laugh
and to make others laugh ... You are a true karmachari. A collection of
unforgettable short stories about ordinary people, Karmachari is a mirror held
up to society. Set in suburban Mumbai of the 1970s, yet universal, it is peopled
by characters we might meet in real life. They come alive under V.P. Kales sharp
but compassionate gaze,