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Summary | Not for Sale | Anon

Summary           ' Not for Sale ' by an anonymous writer is a heart touching story of a young couple madly in love who overcome all obstacles for the sake of their love and togetherness. The author was on a vacation when he came across a painting of a young woman . The painting was extraordinary and very expressive. He wished to buy it. But the woman in charge of the shop denied saying that the painting belonged to the owner of the shop and he did not wish to sell it. However, the painting was so touching that it kept haunting the author. Whenever he got a chance, he would drive all the way through Taos and to the gallery and see the painting. Finally, the woman shopkeeper told him the story behind the painting. Two young students, a man and a woman, fell madly in love while they studied painting and arts in New York, far from their homes . They decided to get married and have a promising career in painting.           How...

Summary | Bhuto | Satyajit Ray

Summary        Naveen Munshi, a college dropout was hugely interested in Magic. He once chanced upon a show on Ventriloquism by Akrur Choudhary. Fascinated by this new art form wherein the performer spoke in different voices and that too without the movement of lips, he was determined to learn it from the great maestro himself. But Akrur Babu humiliated and refused him. Angered Naveen learnt and mastered the art on his own. Encouraged by the response he got from his uncle and close friend he decided to do it the professional way. He needed a puppet. Naveen based his puppet's looks on Akrur Babu. The puppet was named Bhutnath or Bhuto for short. He became an instant hit and went on to give several memorable performances. For the History behind 'The World and India in 20th Century', Please click the below link >> Here           Akrur Babu paid him a visit and told him that he had begun to receive cat calls when he had been on sta...