The Ultimate Desires

A collection of short stories that depict some of the basic undervalued desires of human beings. Desire to be loved, accepted, acknowledged and understood.
The way a mother teaches her daughter to save herself from sexual abuse reminds her of the unfortunate incidents that she had to deal with. Will she succeed in bringing up an outspoken girl who doesn’t take the guilt on herself. Even animals’ desire to be accepted. What happens to a beautiful dog who is abandoned by his own family for reasons that are unknown to him.
Can this dog take the blow?
After being cheated by her husband, Amrita decides to take on life with revenge and anger. Where does she end up? Isn’t hatred a poison for herself?
Our society is very confused about what really is beautiful. This confusion tends to play hard at growing teenagers. Shanaya and Nancy are two such girls struggling to fit into the society’s confusing definition of beauty. Isn’t it a reality of today?
Suparna has been desperately waiting for her son to choose a wife for himself. Eventually, when he does choose somebody, she turns out to be ‘different’. Can Suparna accept this ‘different’ girl?
True love calls her again, after being rejected by her husband. Natasha isn’t ready for a relationship again. She cannot love another man the way she loved her ex-husband. But now she hates him. Can she overcome this struggle and open her heart and her arms to this new love that is knocking at her doorstep?
Shipra a would-be mom is already busy weaving dreams for her little one. But is she really comfortable bringing up a child in this violent world?
Two teenagers indulge in an intimate relationship without understanding the consequences. They have no adults guiding them in this area, nor do they have any reliable person to talk to about this. They depend on their friends and the media. How do they deal with this big step in their lives?