Bapi Basu captures a delightful kaleidoscope of colourful vignettes from life in one of the most interesting of literary genres, the short story. Warm, realistic, affectionate and with a sardonic sense of humour, these have been written with considerable insight into the vagaries of human existence, the idiosyncrasies of the wanton mind and the fine pathos of human aspirations. The range of the writer's imagination is commendable, he explores the psyche of the human mind, the wilful intentions of the human heart as well as the depravity of human ambition with equal ease and expertise. In Pariah the pathos of unfulfilled poignant desires is aptly captured by the writer. The Family Tree is a deftly woven tale spanning three generations that narrates with incredible realism how the grandson symbolically redeems the family from the curse of promiscuity and passion and heals with the balm of his love and patience, the ailing spirit of his grandfather. And in Baba Bum Booh , Basu reveals with stark comic blatancy the hypocrisy of holy men- pretentious spirituality hiding rapacious gluttony. TaleSpin is an entertaining collection that promises to enthral the readers even as it enriches and edifies them.