गोरखधंधा (A labyrinth) by Amritlal Nagar; performed by Vikas Dhurka

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This weeks marks the 31st death anniversary of Shri Amritlal Nagar, one of the most prominent Hindi writers, often called the true literary heir of Premchand. Gorakhdhandha, that literally translates to a labyrinth, is one of his most famous short stories. It is a tale of a lower middle class married guy named Satish. Satish has been looking for a job for the last two years and is now fighting for every last penny. Things don't look favorable for him, but he doesn't give up hope. Creative and imaginative, he comes up with several ideas to get himself and his family out of the lower middle class hardships.
Written in 1939 by the late Shri Amritlal Nagar, Gorakhdhandha is as much a commentary on the Indian middle class today, as it is a lesson in continuing your dreams of carving your own path.
Performed by Vikas Dhurka
Music: "Indian Flute Meditation Music", by Meditative Mind
About the author:
Amritlal Nagar (17 August 1916 – 23 February 1990) was one of the prominent Hindi writers of the twentieth century.

He started off as an author and journalist, but moved on to be an active writer in the Indian film industry for 7 years. He worked as a drama producer in All India Radio between December 1953 and May 1956. At this point he realized that a regular job would always be a hindrance to his literary life, so he devoted himself to freelance writing.

Amritlal Nagar created his own independent and unique identity as a littérateur and is counted as one of the most important and multi-faceted creative writers of Indian literature. Amritlal Nagar's real genius lay in the art of developing a range of characters in his stories and novels. Commenting on his distinctive ability to operationalize a story at many levels in complex and multi-dimensional ways.

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