Early Foundations, Lifelong Learning

Though Nivedita Roy’s stories are brief in form, their inner essence is profoundly moving and unforgettable. Whether it is her reminiscences of learning to drive, or the episode during a train journey when the sight of a laborer stirred her deeply and moved her to urge her parents to offer him a blanket, each incident stands as a testament to the sensitivity and compassion of Nivedita’s heart.----— Dinesh Kumar Mali, B.E. (Honours) Mining; writer, poet, translator, and distinguished critic. Within this collection by Nivedita are sunshine and starlight, along with certain rare, love-filled moments from the Covid era that illuminate humanity’s ascent to a higher moral plane. Set against these luminous images are the darker facets of human nature, rendered with equal honesty and insight. ---— Santosh Bakaya, Ph.D.; award-winning poet, novelist, essayist, biographer, TEDx speaker, and creative writing mentor.