Told Untold is the story of struggles of a young ambitious university pass-out whose ambition and career both changed upside down with changed situations in his life. It is a work of humor that explores the challenges common to the students of his age and reiterates how talent and ambition of a middle class person are killed by the financial problems. Parmeshwar is a struggler who moves to various cities and places exploring various options and looking for a better living and is exploited.

Parmeshwar is a young man who came to the Banaras Hindu University for his higher studies. He had his own plans and dreams about the place but after arrival, he finds different challenges and welcomes them in his own interesting way. The novel is one of the best works of humour written recently.

Dr. Krishna Kumar Upadhyay, a Hindi teacher, has authored various other titles in Hindi language and literature. He has been a student of the Banaras Hindu University and most part of this work takes us through a journey to the BHU hostels and nearby places. His primary expertise is in the field of Hindi language. It not only displays his skills and expertise in the language but also his wise usage of the colloquial words to infuse the first hand feelings of the traditions and culture of the city. The usage of some local dialects of the city in the novella makes it all the more interesting and realistic.

About the author

Dr. Krishna Kumar Upadhyay is a Hindi teacher (PGT) in a reputed school at Sitapur. He has been in the profession for the last more than twenty years and has worked in various reputed schools of Uttar Pradesh. He has been a student of Banaras Hindu University and has spent quite some time in the city. A prolific write Dr. Upadhyay has got published books like ‘Aniwarya Hindi,’ ‘Apbhransh Sahitya ek Anushilan,’ ‘Raghau ek Baar Phir Aao,’ and Kavya Tattwa Shikshan’ all in Hindi. The book ‘Told Untold’ is his first work translated into English. Many of his Hindi stories have been broadcast from Akashvani Varanasi under the Panchganga program.

Translator

Chandra Shekhar Singh is a librarian for the last more than twenty years. He has worked in various reputed institutions in Delhi, Haryana and UP. Currently he is working at Sitapur, UP. He is a poet and author. Many of his Hindi poems and stories have found place in newspapers and magazines published from Delhi and Varanasi. Some of his poems have been broadcast under Yuvwani program of Akashvani Varanasi. He worked as a freelance translator with various institutions and has translated for Punjab Kesari for long time. This book is his first work of translation of a full-length book. He is working on a Hindi novel, which is scheduled to be published in December 2022. His poetry collection is already under publication.