This book 'Melting Hues'unveils the extraordinary sensitivity of ordinary people.The book genre it represents is fiction. It's a collection of short stories and poems that subtly capture basic human instincts. The stories in this book represents the struggle, failure, success, human bonds and shades of relationships in our life. Poems are written to convey tender sentiments in brilliant expressions. The use of the choicest vocabulary keeps the readers engaged throughout. Both the stories and poems are written over five decades and showcase the changes in Indian society during that time, from letters to e-mails, telegrams to Instagram and partition to the pandemic. Over all it's a commoner's feel good diary.