Unfinished Stories of Women in Crisis

SKIRMISHES AT HOME and BATTLES IN SOCIETY The story is about an illiterate and naive village girl who wants to rise above herself in mans world. The episodes and characters are fictional. However, some of the incidents are inspired by stories narrated by real-life individuals. These are heart-wrenching and heart-warming as well as inspiring, questioning the very existence of humanity in human beings in a progressive society. WARS BEYOND BORDERS The story is set against the background of The Battle for Singapore between British and Japanese forces in late 1941 and early 1942, and thereafter the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945. The events reveal h ow a group of women escaped from the war zone to the safe land that was not under Japanese control. The incidents, characters, and terrain are fictional. The scenes are dramatized to show the sufferings of women and atrocities of war.

Rajendra Gour worked with several organisations and has extensive experience in broadcasting, film and television productions, writing and teaching (media). Rajendra also independently produced short films from 1960s to 80s, and was honoured by the National Library Board of Singapore for the earliest known independent Singapore filmmaker (Pioneer). The films were screened at overseas film festivals and received accolades. These are now preserved by the Asian Film Archive, Singapore. His biography was recorded by the National Archive for preservation. He is currently writing novellas on social issues, and conducting Awareness Talks for masses, especially the Senior citizens, to keep their brain, mind, body (BMB) healthy to rekindle hope and happiness. His writings and talks are like film scripts that engage and uplift the readers and the audience with pictures and videos. Rajendra graduated in Cinema from the prestigious Film Institute, Poona (India) in 1963. He did his masters in Mass-communications from Leicester University in 1998. He is constantly and continuously upgrading his skills as a student for life, and sharing his experiences.