???A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well-crafted???Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a wonderful particularity of description??????London Magazine Khushwant Singh first established his reputation as a writer through the short story. His stories???wry, poignant, erotic and, above all, human???bear testimony to Khushwant Singh???s remarkable range and his ability to create an unforgettable PBI - World. Spanning over half a century, this volume contains all the short stories Khushwant Singh has ever written, including the delightfully tongue-in-cheek ???The Maharani of Chootiapuram???, written in 2008.