Love Stories That Touched My Heart

by Ravinder Singh (editor), Arka Datta

An anthology of moving, inspirational, heartwarming or heartbreaking, love stories shortlisted in a nation wide contest by Penguin India!

Love only a four letter word, yet its so powerful that it can conquer anything in this world!

We've all experienced the first flush of love and remember the lingering fragrance of it. For ages Love has remained one of the most cherished experiences that everyone wishes to live through at least once. Humanity, time and again, has coined many definitions to describe this beautiful emotion, but this small word is a feeling that cant simply be defined. It has to be narrated . . . in the form of stories love stories.

Love Stories That Touched My Heart is a collection of such stories from readers who have a tale to tell, shortlisted from over 2000 entries that were submitted in a competition conducted by Penguin India.

Selected and edited by Ravinder Singh, this anthology made up of the stories that touched Ravins heart the most will make you believe that someone, somewhere, is made for you.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Love, Love Story, Indian Literature, Short Stories, Contemporary

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2012

About the author

Ravinder Singh is a software engineer who works with a prominent IT company in India.

He was brought up in a very small town of Orissa called Burla. After spending most of his life there, he has recently moved to Chandigarh. Owing to the Nature of his work, he has visited various parts of the world and he wishes to continue doing the same in future. Apart from reading and writing, The Author has a keen interest in working out in the gym. Occasionally, he loves playing snooker; his favorite game. He is crazy about Punjabi Music and loves dancing to its beats. I Too Had A Love Story.. is his debut novel.

Reviews

[Vivek · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love short stories but am just a bit wary of love stories. However I end up reading most of the anthologies published in India, whatever the genre. This is by far the BEST love story collection I have read till date. The stories are crisp, well written and edited and most leave a warm afterglow in your heart. Go for it if you like short stories/ love stories.

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a nice collection of love stories.Few stories were very good,but most of them were okay-ish.

[Nikita Parmar · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read..journey of hearting stories..

[Rishi Prakash · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a collection of good and average love stories shortlisted in a nation wide contest by Penguin India which is the best part about the book. They had organised a nation wide competition and finally the top 25 where selected which got published here. Ravinder did his part too by editing and making it better.

It definitely has some moving, inspirational, heartwarming and heartbreaking stories which makes you believe that some of these authors will go and become big names in future for sure.

Go for it just to see how a love story can unfold in less than 10 pages and still leave an impression on us.

[Srishti · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars are for the books I 'just' like. In a way, it was a nice read and a worthy concept by the writer.
Since its a compilation of love stories submitted by different people, one might conclude with different opinions for each one.
Some are peppy, some heart-touching and some average (strictly according to me).
All in all, its a good one for a quick read. :)

[Pathik · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star rating for both writers and editor... Uniqueness ... It was such a wonderful experience to read them all .

[Swaroop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved it for the simplicity of the new authors.Some stories are really nice.

[Smita Mahajan · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of 25 stories with the theme "Love" based on a contest. Edited by Ravindra Singh with an introduction. Easy and quick read. I find few stories interesting as well as touching.

[Anand Iyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hats off to writers and editor

[Sanjeev Kotnala · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ravinder earlier two books- ‘I too have a love story’ and ‘Can Love happen Twice’ were really nothing much to talk about. They were simple- quite honest but lacked twist and the power to keep you glued on. So picking up ‘Love Stories That Touched My Heart‘ was definitely risky. Being an anthology with a spread of short love stories by diverse set of young authors was the bait and yours truly fell for it.

Contest was organised by PENGUIN- so I trust this publisher to do a great job. The stories were selected by Ravinder - and here was the dicey part. Quality lies in quantity- so whatever maybe the process and the selector- the contest with more than 2000 entries would throw up a spectrum of stories. The romantic in me was willing to give it a try. rest of the review at http://creative.sulekha.com/love-stor...

[Ulhas · Rating 3 out of 5]

overall nice reading...some stories were extremely beautiful..some already heard...some will definitely bring tears in your eyes...
(poorly edited)

[Sithara Zakir · Rating 5 out of 5]

love stories that touched my heart by ravinder singhRavinder Singh superb book i just love it

[Mansi Nanawati]

A good read !

[Meghant Parmar · Rating 2 out of 5]

After two super hit novels from the author a lot was expected in this collection of stories but it fails to generate any spark and doesnt lives upto the expectations.


Very boring stories and very much similar to each other doesnt seems to justify the author's potential.


Not up to the mark.

[Ankita Srivastava · Rating 1 out of 5]

The editorial note spoke high about the writers whose works have been compiled which compelled me to buy the book.Unfortunately the stories lacked class, depth and are very childish. It might have touched the editor's heart but it certainly fails to touch a reader's heart. I am amazed how the Penguin metro reads chose to publish such average material. It is just not impressive.

[Chintan Mistry · Rating 2 out of 5]

average book.... m not a big fan of short love stories..but got to admit some of the stories were good ...but none of em touched my heart... recommended onli to those who love reading short stories... :)

[Jalaj Khajotia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book really contains some stories which touches heart. Some stories are written be amateur writers. Ravinder did spent a lot of time in selecting best 25 stories. You will really like the stories if you ever have been touched by beautiful thing Love. :)

[Ram Hari · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing exciting stories... no any charm writing.. but worth for beginner of English literature. A good attempt by Ravindeer Shing that he assist to encourage the beginners. I hardly found the professionalism of writing.

[Drficticity · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh ....

[Riya Rakshit · Rating 5 out of 5]

a really good book

[Kavya Bhardwaj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love stories.....the word has beauty...inexpressable and pure....and through out the book most stories maintained that pure feeling..."Heartstrings","flirting","a pair of shoes","the last note" and many more stories were beautifully written and seriously 'touched my heart'. "Just because I made love to u..." wasn't worth being a part of the book because it wasn't at all a love story. But for I love Ravinder Singh I would say this was a nyc book. Looking forward to read 'Your dreams are mine now'......

[Ravi Telang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to see this anthology from Ravin has covered the precious feeling of Love from almost all age groups. Right from the school going boy in "The Girl behind the counter" to the old aged peoples in "Love is also a Compromise" & "A pair of shoes". Truly said that Love has no age and it can blossom in your heart at any moment of your life. Only thing you need to keep the doors wide open to welcome it wholeheartedly. Really enjoyed reading..

[Sampath Nellaiappan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best short stories collection I have read till date !

If the stories are from same author, there will be some similarities among them.. At some point, there will be thought of monotony..
But, since this one is a compilation from different authors, there is lot of variety to enjoy ... !
Though all stories are based on love, they displayed variety in love..

There are few stories which are not up to the mark.. But there are many that will touch our heart <3

[Abhishek Abraham · Rating 3 out of 5]

80% of the stories are good and fun to read.... Some stories will be with u for days.

if you love,love stories then its best for readers...each story has a different aspect and different definitions of love..so if you are totally into love...then you must go for it

[Simmi Navlakha]

book is nice..bt not as baby book...

[Saurabh Khetan · Rating 5 out of 5]

some of stories in this book is very nice and take my nerves, serviously speaking a good compilation of love story at once place, worth having to keep it one at book self.

[Jalpan Soneji · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love stories that touched my heart..... as name suggest that it is a the collection of the love stories by the different writers..
I felt that some of the stories are too boring..

[Chithra Kaviyappilly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow!!Nation wide contest and these kind of stories!! cant help thinking about the non-selected stories!!! 2-3 stories are great.. but rest...not that interesting...

[Aditi · Rating 3 out of 5]

small chunks of story, every story has uniqueness
loves collection in all