About the Book

A lonely widow takes in a boarder, not knowing what she is letting herself into...a visit to the circus becomes a sad revelation for an eight-year-old boy...a down-on-his-luck electrician decides to pursue a path of crime...a young classical singer realizes that, to become great, he must give up his ego…a building watchman trapped in the lockdown finds solace in the company of furry felines…

In All The Lonely People, Sudarshan Shidore explores scenes across six Indian cities and finds out what happens when ordinary­—and often lonely—people are confronted by not-so-ordinary situations.

Will they do what you expect them to do? Would you have done the same in their place?

"Shidore spins moving stories about the trials and triumphs of ‘little’ people living in urban terrariums."

- Priya Sarukkai Chabria

"Shidore writes with flair and imagination in these tales set in urban India. A highly engaging read."

 - Yashish Dahiya, CEO, policybazaar.com