The short story ‘Melanin’ explores the nuances of fair complexion preference  in the Indian society. The evil especially targets young women and this short story uncovers the complexes and thoughts that flow in the mind of a young women who is a brilliant artist but seems to have been caught in the vortex of being dark-skinned. The story is a tale of her victory over all odds. This short story, ‘Melanin’, published in 2023, was named ‘Best Story’ by the Urmila Anand Simriti Book Award. Jaswinder Dharmkot is a teacher by profession and a fiction writer by passion. His stories often feature little glimpses of his professional life as well. This short story collection “Melanin” has recently won the Punjab Languages Department’s Principal Sujan Singh Award (Story). Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I would appreciate if you could submit a review and a rating here. - Manpreet Sahota To give feedback, write to us at podcast.nextpage@gmail.com #punjabi #audiobook #punjabiaudiobooks Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.ManpreetSahota Instagram - https://instagram.com/dr.manpreetsahota?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg== Threads - https://www.threads.net/@dr.manpreetsahota YouTube- https://youtube.com/@manpreetsahotareads What did you think of this episode? Write to us --- podcast.nextpage@gmail.com