Fakirchand of Kusumpur set out on his way to meet the Big Man. A bundle of meager belongings hung on his back from one end of a cane stick that rested on his shoulder. Old Fakirchand walked with a slight stoop. This book contains stories like The old man of Kusumpur, The Air and the Water, Marcopolo Travels: 2020, The poet lives in a village by the Haldi river, Nest of a Baya, Two women which was published in various international literary journals. 2022 O.Henry Short Fiction Winner