What befalls the most middle class, ordinary of dreams and loves caught on the cusp of the most cursed, extraordinary of times? Lollita, a fortyish writer and Saree-a-holic single mom, chases her small-town big dream of making it to the Booker-Lists. With Lit Agent Lamba ji in tow, she collides into not only speed-breakers like ageism, but also the choppy timelines of Before , Lockdown, and Unlock. Straddling culture-scapes of Dilli Haat to Lockdown-shadowed litfests around City Beautiful and Himachal Pradesh, Lollita also finds herself drawn to a younger artist, Ruhaan. Will Lollita’s summer-spring romance survive Quarantine’s clash of cultures? What fate awaits her Wannabe Bestseller? Giddha On My Gulmohar is a racy, literary satire mapping the ‘oops’ and downs of Pandemic’s people, like you and me. A poignant portrait pulsating with the heartbeat of incorrigible Hope.
Review
“Chetna Keer’s writing is elegant and expressive, packed with satire and sharp wit. She mirrors life’s fragilities and foibles through fictional characters, such as Lollita and Lamba ji, who drive home the point with a generous dose of humour.” - RAMESH VINAYAK, Executive Editor, Hindustan Times “What P. G. Wodehouse does for polite Brit society, Chetna's pen does light-heartedly for our Litscapes. A raconteur with an inimitably original voice and vivid vocabulary, her multi-layered narrative paints book-scapes and culture-scapes, around City Beautiful and beyond, with brush-strokes dripping wit and a wacky eye that colour bold ‘n’ breathless!” - SUMITA MISRA, Chairperson of the Chandigarh Literary Society and Bureaucrat-Poet
About the Author
Chetna Keer is a humourista at LIFE, columnist at Hindustan Times, satirist at Khushwant Singh HumorFest 2020; and conversationist at TED Circles 2020. Author of two books, "Veggies Go On A Beauty Parade (Rupa) and "Trollitically Incorrect", and humour column ‘Witerati’ (HT, Chd), Chandigarh-bred Chetna navigated Planet Print Media for nearly 25 years, as Features Writer to Lifestyle Editor, with The Tribune, 'Simply Punjabi' of India Today, HT, Deccan Herald, Femina, etc. Twenty-five years later (or late!), she turned full-time author and Travelista, becoming part of shows like "Destination India' and 'Tasveer' on AIR, FM Gold etc.
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