Delhi Is Not Far

Arun, a struggling writer of Urdu thrillers, feels trapped in dull and dusty Pipalnagar, where nothing ever happens. He hopes to write a blockbuster one day, and escape to Delhi. Meanwhile, he falls in love with a young prostitute, Kamla, and the homeless orphan, Suraj. Written in 1960 and published now for the first time as a stand-alone novella, Delhi is not far is a memorable story about desire, love, and loss in small time India