In the Flickering of an Eye

A novel written by Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra by LiFi Publications

Twenty five years worth of ‘what ifs’ and ‘if onlys’ have haunted and tortured Vinay. He cannot help but go back in time again and again to that one moment that changed his life forever. A chance encounter with a person from his past, and a journey through the majestic hills of Kalimpong lead him to some of his answers, in the form of an elusive woman, who bears a striking resemblance to the woman he loved and lost. Will he finally get his happily-ever-after? Or will his story, tarnished when he was nineteen by the gotra system, forever be punctuated with too many full stops?

Milind Uikey, Film Director Bollywood – This novel opens up the complexities of a novel writing through intricate inner world of writer himself.

Major Mohammed Ali Shah, Actor Bollywood – A very well narrated tale, engrossing from the beginning to the end

I. Puri, Art Writer, Curator & Documentarian – This novel is a beautifully imagined work, the story of a young couple in India today standing up to fight against caste prejudice.

Read on to find out more.

Excerpts from the book – In the Flickering of an Eye   

Both of them got down from the car. Vinay took his trolley bag and began moving in the direction of the station. Taking the bag in his hand, Anuj said, “If you don’t mind let me leave you till the train.”

Vinay objected vehemently at first. He did not like anyone helping him. However, Anuj’s words melted him. He said, “Would you have said no if I was your own son?”

Both of them walked silently. The train was stationed already at the platform. Anuj kept Vinay’s luggage below his berth, touched his feet and was about to leave when Vinay suddenly muttered, “Vinu did not die, Anuj. Neither did Manju.”

Anuj looked at him questioningly. However, Vinay was quiet as before. The engine whistled. Train began moving at slow speed. Anuj looked at Vinay again as if to ensure that what he had heard was indeed correct. However, Vinay had begun looking outside. Anuj quietly got down from the train.

Amazon Link: In the Flickering of an Eye

Winter Shall fade ….

 

 

 

 

 

 

A poetry collection written by Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra along with co-author Simran Chandra published by Omji Publishers finds a place in Limca Book of Records for being the first book to be co-authored by a mother-daughter duo.

It is a collection of 55 Poems on different genres of life.  While writing this book the Author Ms. Simran Chandra was student of Class XII, DPS, ELDECO, LUCKNOW. Writing poetry is her passion. One of her poems was published in an international anthology and a few others in national anthologies and magazines. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra is an engineer by profession (General Manager (Electrical), Pune Metro). More than six hundred of her stories/poems have been published in various leading Indian as well as international journals and anthologies.  She has won several awards.

Shri Tuhin A. Sinha an Indian Author and politician says – “It is a rare providence, when both, a mother and daughter write poems which are published together … Neelam & Simran are talented poets …. their poems are simple, yet immensely rassuring and inspiring. They bring out the positive side of life in every situation and encourage you to look at the brighter side of things. The effort is indeed commendable!”

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A selected poem from “Winter shall fade ….”

DREAMS 

I embrace my dreams

Just like the moon

Embraces the moonlight

Or the veil of night

Embraces the stars.

I fall in love with them

Little by little

And they come to me

Bit by bit

Kissing me

Hugging me

Skimming me,

As if drizzling upon me

And covering me with affection,

Percolating like fragrance

All over my being

And singing

Some happy numbers.

Keep dreaming

For

The relationship

Between dreams and self

Is the most fulfilling…

© Ms. Simran Chandra & Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra