Wind in our Sails

Here are stories of five ordinary people as they navigate the complexities of growing up. This book is an ode to coming-of-age with courage, humour, heartbreak and a bit of style, bringing you shared moments of vulnerability and healing that will tug at your heartstrings and inspire you to look at life with a new set of eyes. It will be a friend in your journey to re-discover yourself, find joy and purpose, and to come to terms with and overcome circumstances that life throws at you.
The authors have a fresh voice, are accessible and honest, and share from the very depths of their experience.
The book is edited & introduced by acclaimed poet, writer and artist Randhir Khare.

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About The Stories
'Unbounded, I Float'
Mohini's story delicately explores the experience of not belonging and the struggle to fit in. It reaches out to the reader in a language that is at once personal and lyrical as well as embarrassingly honest. Through a journey that traces uncomfortable and vulnerable moments of her life, she shares as she might in her personal diary, truths about the parts of us that long to be acknowledged and tend to stay hidden in our deep subconscious. She bares it all with an ease that allows you to be with yourself in the deep familiarity of what is shared.
At its gentlest - her writing is inspirational, and at its strongest, it forces us to remember and acknowledge the fractured moments of instability that we have all had to face in our growing years and the personal courage and fortitude that we have displayed in overcoming them.

'I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night'
Atman's story is a visual treat, drawing the reader into cinematic sequences of childhood joy, teenage wonderment and the absurdities of 'growing up' as they have been sliced out of his life and eloquently fused together to produce a moving recollection of his very personal journey, still raw from the hurt and the searching. Its most precious gift is its warmth and deeply felt humanness, carrying within it the power of personal transformation.

'Sipping Tea With The Dark'
Imagine that you're hanging out with a musician in the late-wee hours of the night, that moment in time where you get the special privilege of having a conversation with him about the song he wrote. He tells you several short stories, intimate experiences of his life.
The joy you will get out of reading this story by Sarthak is exactly that. Through his philosophical and existential reflections on his musical journey, Sarthak opens up the vulnerable world of being in a steady relationship with music.

'Turning Towards Light'
In her chapter of this anthology series, Sudipta tells the story of coming to terms with the loss of a loved one, and through that, her experience of understanding death. In knocking on the doors of grief, she searches for universal answers about living and dying through the questions that arise when we watch life leave the ones we love.
Deftly negotiating the path between fact and fiction, Sudipta's carefully unfolding narrative holds the reader with her attentive and honest storytelling. In a time when many of us have lost our loved ones, we hope that Sudipta's story journeys with you.

'To B.E. Or Not To B.E'
Aniket tells the story of a young man's dilemma in a world of Indian parental and societal expectations. With unpretentious bluntness, he takes the reader across the landmine of psychological challenges that led to his moment of self-discovery and acceptance.
Here is a story of self-belief and grit that relates to the confidence we all need to hold in our choices when we traverse through the uncertainties of existence.