The Chronicler of the Hooghly and Other Stories by Shakti Ghosal is a collection of 4 stories which chronicles the lives of 5 characters, each quite different from the other. The stories in the collection seem independent, yet they are inherently bound together by Hooghly and the times that the river has seen. Each of the stories features the area around the river as a prominent part of the story. The plotlines of the stories are interesting and engaging, and will keep the reader hooked till the end.