A pinch of snuff
(Ans):- A pinch of snuff is a very humorous and intresting story written by Manohar Malgaonkar. The story has been taken from 'Contemporary Indian short stories in english'. It is full of witand adventure.
The story is about Nanukaka who is the material uncle of the writer. The writer is an under-secretary on probation in the government. Nanukaka has come to meet a minister. He is a cunning and shrewd man. He always tells a lie. He can be gool anyone with his lies. He can manage any difficult situation and get rid of any difficulty. He travels second class on a third class ticket. Taking snuff is his habit. NanuKaka goes to meet the minister, but he fails to meet him he comes back and think a plan he changes his clothes and goes to Sohanlal,the party boss in Delhi nanu Kaka tells him that Hazrat Barkat Ali the ambassador of India in the beirut is close friend sohanlal is highly impressed by the tall can personality of he wants the favour of the ambassador for nanu Kaka promise to help his son by the reaction of sohanlal he known that the minister want to marry his daughter to the prince of ninnore. Then he plans to meet the minister. He manages an outstanding car. He ask the writer to act his liveried driver. He goes to the ministers residence and process help him and the welfare minister after the meeting with the minister, nanu Kaka return the next day.
Thus, the whole story revolves round nanu Kaka who knows every trick of every trade. He changes his feather according to weather. The story shows that a person like Nanukaka will be successful in the present society.
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