Tales of You, Me and Them

Tales of You, Me and Them, is a collection of eight short stories. A village flows through the heart of the main characters in these stories. The author remembers her childhood and holidays spent in Keeladi, a South Indian village, and lets her imagination flow as she connects her stories to this little village that fascinated her immensely.
The stories carry the battles, triumphs and failures in everyday lives of everyday people. It transforms the lives of ordinary men and women, into very real and, yet, extraordinary tales.
There is love, hatred, revenge, pain, desire, dreams, challenges, and then, there is hope. Hope that can light up many lives, including yours, mine and theirs.
Each story will leave a lasting impression on you, making you realize how simple, and yet, how so complicated life happens to be.

Anju Darshini's debut book Tales of You, Me and Them, was stated as a work of fiction "Reminiscent of the Great RK Narayanan" in one of the reviews on Amazon.in. The collection gives an essence of rootedness with a magical knack of simplicity. The book was nominated under the category - Best Debutante Writer, by the blog magazine - Modern Breeze in the year 2020. She comes back with another interesting collection of short stories. This book Tiger in the Portico and Other Stories, captures myriad voices with nuances and insights across different cultures and eras.
Anju has over 18 years of corporate experience in Brand Management, and Internal & External Communications. She currently heads the Corporate Communications Function of a well-known Automotive IT - MNC in Chennai and is a part of its Business Leadership Team. Anju is also the co-founder of the start-up The Enchanted Storyteller that is passionate about growing young authors.