The Kiss of Urvashi

  The Kiss of Urvashi   Tathagata Anuradha Mukhopadhyay       (1) I received the book this morning via courier. Smita, my live-in girlfriend, took the package, opened it, examined the book, and handed it to me, saying, “Since when did a historian get a sudden interest in ghost stories? I thought you didn't believe in all this paranormal stuff.” I took the book and flipped through it, saying, “It's not exactly a ghost story. It's a study on paranormal and metaphysical activities.” “You mean supernatural and otherworldly events?” “You could say that. Not just events, but analysis as well. The book mentions various such incidents and tries to analyze them to make them more believable to the reader. It's a very famous book. The authoress is also an expert on witchcraft.” “Author, Rohan, not authoress. These words have become gender-neutral nowadays.” “To feminists like you, maybe. Not to me. I'm ...