Beneath A Sea of Emotions: A Collection of Short Stories

Kalpana M Naghnoor

Oct 2023 · Aakar Publications

About this ebook

‘Beneath a Sea of Emotions’ is a compilation of fifteen short stories that explore the intricate web of a person’s sensitivity and sensibility, revealing the underlying preoccupation with life's surprises and perplexing logic. These stories aim to inspire and demonstrate that we can alter the outcome of a situation. They shed light on unexpected circumstances where we must overcome challenges and emerge victorious. The characters’ narratives in this collection are unique and may seem unusual, but they are based on real-life experiences.

Humour is essential as we face the many difficulties addressed in these stories. How do we deal with unrequited love? A young widow’s dilemmas and a woman worries over the stability of her marriage because her parents are divorced. The death of a son, the shock from a mother’s infidelity, the suicide of a parent, the sexuality of a person and more.

Life brings many sticky situations, and this book aims to cover those and help readers understand what they have faced or witnessed others brace them. Most importantly, we must be happy despite everything else; these stories are positive pointers to life and its quandaries.

About the author

Kalpana M Naghnoor is passionate about her work and has expertise in writing on a range of topics. Her journey as a fiction writer began with a short story competition in the Femina magazine in 2000 and has written six books since then. 

Her commentaries on political scenarios and socio-economic policies have been published by The Deccan Herald, The New Indian Express, and Alive magazine. Magazines Femina, New Woman, and Woman’s Era have published her short fiction and articles. K Satyamurthy wrote a feature on her in The Hindu for her impressive work. 

She writes and edits for several digital media promoters. Her style of writing is interesting to most age groups and is reflective of modern India and the times we live in. The author lives in Bangalore with her family and finds muse in fiction.