The Dark Side of Light - Sanil Sachar

The Dark Side ofight, Sanil Sachar's second book, promises a uniqueiterary experience for readers, with its combination of short stories, poems and plays, vignettes of romance, comedy, murder, mystery and much more. Offering a diverse pick, Sanil seamlessly combines the rhythm of poetry, the allure of storytelling and the realism of theatre to create an enriching and vivid experience. Some pieces transport you to a different world, while others allude to everyday experiences. Set in the year 2034, "Members Only' takes you inside India's first strip club and asks existential questions about a person's identity, through the story of a young man who oscillates betweenove andust. "Painted Red' is about a brother dealing with theoss of a sibling and brings alive basic human emotionsike wrath and vengeance. Navigating through an array of everyday emotions, "Dinner with the Turners' is aaugh riot that peeps into theife of a hopeless young wanderer trying to find his identity in a foreignand. "I'll Be There One Day' is a short and powerful story about belonging, while mystery and wavering thoughts dominate "The Conditioned Air'. Racy and pulsating, The Dark Side ofight, is a celebration of the coming together of three differentiterary forms, with their distinct flavours intact.