A Bend in the Road: Stories Inspired by a Road Trip In the island of Majuli, is everyone what they seem to be or are there any stories lurking behind? Find out in The Mask When a young Tibetan boy is anointed to be a Rinpoche, does his life become easier or tougher? Read about it in The Monk Who Wasn't Find out what happens when a former heir to a pre-independence era princely state cannot quite come to terms with his new reality in The Lost Kingdom How does the life of a man born on the floating lake of Loktak in the middle of a war turn out to be? Read about what drives such a man in Staying Afloat What happens to a Tribal Dancer who tires of being treated like a foreigner in his own country, and to A Soldier on the Border who meets a civilian from his village? What is intriguing about The Missing Delivery or The Warrior Spirit? Go back to the future in Light Up the Future and the past in A Bend in the Road These are some of the twenty stories included in this book. Inspired by experiences on a Road Trip, A Bend in the Road is a thought-provoking, amusing and often surprising set of stories that will take you on a journey across India with a set of real characters and their somewhat imaginary stories. For lovers of short intriguing stories, this is a trip not to be missed!