Yasi Rasa Ta

In this story of three cousins, Vinod Kumar Shukla has introduced the meagre material culture of Chhatisgarh villages illuminated by Yasi, Rasa and Ta's sense of wonder about their parents' existence and the world at large. It is a poet's book because each object - chappal, ghada, katori, phugga - seems more than itself, full of primal sounds and dipped in the mystery of 'being'. It is a book that can be read by adults because it is a profound observation of life as we see it and life as it should be experienced.

The exquisite beauty of the text reminds one of Saint-Exupery's Little Prince. It can become a source of wonder for both children and adults around the world.

A dream of small-scale harmony against a cosmic backdrop.