I marvel at Kalyan’s ability to capture under seven heads, a bewildering range of human experiences and I might add a large span of geography. I consider it a deft use of the literary technique of ‘miniature personal essays’. These writings put him in the class of some of the best practitioners, such as Devendra Nath Sharma, of this not so common a literary form. The texts simultaneously entertain and educate. Prof. Vinayshil Gautam IIT Delhi, Director – SpiceJet SAIL, GAIL