Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People

At a weather‑worn monastery called the Chubara of Dhunni Bhagat, travelers of every creed gather beneath mango trees and the shade of ancient pipal palms. It is here that Gobind, a one‑eyed holy wanderer, finds a quiet corner to wait out his final days, surrounded by the hum of parrots, the scent of marigolds, and the gentle chatter of mendicants. The narrator, a modest clerk who puts pen to paper, strikes up a friendship with Gobind and is drawn into the rhythm of life that pulses through the sanctuary’s brick‑lined cells.

Their conversations turn to stories—the raw, unfiltered tales that Gobind once told on dusty roads and now shares in the fading light. Through Gobind’s gruff, gun‑like voice, the listener discovers how native storytellers weave truth, myth, and survival together, and how the English‑trained writer struggles to capture that immediacy. The opening of the book invites you to sit beside the crutch‑bound sage and listen to a world where life, death, and fate are recounted in the simple, unpretentious language of those who have lived them.