NON-FICTION
EK KOSHISH: THE STORY OF ARUSHI
2019
With a Foreword by Gulzar, Ek Koshish traces the genesis and journey of Arushi, a Bhopal- based voluntary organization that empowers people with disabilities, especially children. Gulzar has been closely associated with Arushi for the last three decades and in conversations with the author, he talks about his relationship with the children of Arushi and the numerous ways in which he works with the organization. Light and humorous, sombre and uplifting, the narrative captures the various moods and emotions of Gulzar as he discusses a wide range of issues. Along with Gulzar, the author chronicles the work of Arushi in the words of its two founders. Ek Koshish is an attempt to bring to the reader the inspiring work of hundreds of volunteers spread all over the world who come together to make the world 'one bit better', as they say at Arushi.
EK PRARTHANA
2011
Showcased in this book are fifty spectacular colour posters on disability with evocative captions and forward by Gulzar. Created by Arushi, a voluntary organization, these posters are being used in many countries to spread the message of equal opportunity and access for people with disabilities.The children featured in these posters have displayed extraordinary grit and determination to overcome their disability to the extent they are now a part of the mainstream.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING
2008
You are waiting for the elevator; just as its doors open, someone barges in before you. You hold the heavy cinema door open and the gentleman behind you blithely leads his companion in without as much as a glance at you! The child is on a rampage in your garden and the proud mother looks on adoringly and proclaims, 'My kid toh just doesn't listen to me!' Exasperating? Mortifying? Or just plain funny? We've all been through these. Such irksome situations and quirks of people make us wonder, 'What were they thinking?' Or were they?
