Ramesh Tiwari

Read a story in Snippets of Life Music that shows how politicians, the police, the court and musclemen treat the common people and how heavenly justice comes into play when worldly justice turns a blind eye. The story aims to cover three aspects of social life: first, it describes how people clash sometimes on account of their wrong judgments and suffer a terrible loss for nothing; second, it portrays the corruption among those who are responsible to maintain law and order; third, it represents favouritism giving rise to public reaction. Here's an excerpt from the story: ‘Devil, you see things through the wall!’ groaned Ranjeet. ‘Where’s that lane behind my house?’ ‘That space has been covered over by your backyard, blocking off our way to the neighbouring colony,’ Maiku countered in a firm voice. ‘The property-dealer divided up the whole strip of the land equally between you, me and Bhallar. He planned a street in front of them with a 3-feet wide alley behind them. They both ru...

My granddad used to tell a story about a hermit and parrots which is immensely popular in India. I have retold this ancient fable in English under the title ‘Hermit and His Disciples’. To enjoy this fable translated from Sanskrit into English, Here's an extract: The following month he asked them to repeat the whole sentence (A trapper may come here, spread a net, strew it with grain, but we won’t fall into the trap.) after him. The parrots successfully started doing that, too, and had to undergo this sort of exercise for the whole of this month. Then, in the third month of their exercise, each one of them was asked to recite the saying to the class. Finally, from the fourth month onwards, the parrots began to chant it all the time. One day a trapper really came there. But when he listened to what the parrots were chanting, he was disappointed. At first he thought to retrace his way, then later he decided that he would do his job no matter what the result. He spread the net on th...

A good book is a door to a better life. Go in through it and you will see a different world where the sky is clear, the deep green trees wave gently in the breeze, snow-clad summits grace the landscapes, the sea ripple and sparkle, where parks are always full of young lovers, where supermen fight off bad guys and resolve crisis, where the road to success is not much stony, where doubt and uncertainty has no place to lurk around, where no corner is dark. Find a copy of Snippets of Life Music and enjoy a good read.  A review of my book Snippets of Life Music by a renowned journalist and a well known book reviewer, Sri Vinay Prakash Mani. Just Click and see what he says about the book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OClNMtdLYCQ

As a storyteller, I entertain you with a new story. Here is one more:  When I was a college student, I fancied teaching my classmates. A few of them would gather and ask me to explain a poem which they said they could not get in the classroom. On a sunny winter morning, we pulled out chairs in a corner of the college park and sat down. It was a free period, so I started to put ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ in plain words at their request. “Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!” “Keats looks at the picture carved on the urn in which a young man under a tree sings a song and another is trying to kiss his beloved....” I went on. In the meantime, a few young women from science faculty secretly came up right be...

‘Snippets of Life Music’ brings together twenty irresistible short stories and twenty five ingeniously scripted short-short stories by the master storyteller, who, in clear and simple prose, takes the reader into a world that is both surreal and real. The stories in the collection cater for all groups of readers. They unlock certain secrets of human life, convey wonderful information in a simple but surprisingly entertaining way, present practical solutions to some common problems, deal with spiritual and religious issues, open a world of fantasy and horror, expose the corrupt practices that exist within the system, send sweet pain of love and romance shooting up a passionate heart, thus intriguing and enthralling readers and tickling their imagination. Moreover, they leave an indelible impression, since they kindle feelings that are sure to stay with the audience for days.

‘Snippets of Life Music’ is an album of a variety of stories that cover both sad and cheerful aspects of life. They are a magical mix of fantasy and reality. There is a spine-chilling but also heart-warming love story. Just see how a manager deals with a difficult customer and also how an irritable manager makes the mess of his office. You will find the aspects of rural and city life, moral law, relationship and also have pastoral scenes tranquilizing your tired and stressed self. Most of them are serious, well thought out, sublimely humane with exact characterization and accurate psychological and sociological analysis. One of the stories answers to the question how a beggar is no different from an aristocrat. Nobody has seen God but there a story in this book that will certainly make you realize what He is. We condemn an offender – just read a story and see how it maintains that they are essential components of society. Sometimes procrastination costs one too dear; see how the negle...

My warmest congratulations to Shri Narendra Modi on his taking the oath to become the well-liked Prime Minister of the country for the second time. The nation expects still better governance from him and is also sure that he will live up to his election promises as before. I would also like to congratulate all the members who are sworn in as ministers. We hope this competent team will lift India to new heights of productivity and creativity.