Vaar

Although Dr. Anagha Keskar has written across various genres, including short stories, novels, personal essays, reflective writing, intellectual works, and translations, her true strength lies in short-story writing. Published by Vishwakarma Publications, Vaar is her ninth short-story collection, following earlier collections such as Daan, Gunta, and Sutka.

The diversity of themes is a distinctive feature of Keskar’s stories, and it is evident in the nine stories in Vaar as well. The stories explore the many dimensions of human relationships. Vaar and Nivrutta portray the complex and multifaceted relationship between husband and wife, while Kalji and Hulakavni explore different shades of parental affection and care. In Agamya, a writer examines the life of a popular doctor, while Ghusmat delves into the emotional turmoil of Jaydeep, who works as a body double.

Believing in the inherent goodness of human beings, the author perceptively captures the subtleties of the ordinary person’s mind, natural human emotions, and less admirable yet genuine feelings such as envy, jealousy, and anger. Rather than criticizing these emotions or offering direct commentary, she encourages readers to reflect on them for themselves.