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This article examines short story of two writers known for their contributions to the Hindi literary world. Mohan Rakesh (1925-72) and Harishankar Parsai (1924-95) are famous for their critical opinion on societal issues like corruption, erosion of values and materialism. Having similar views on society the two writers differ in style. Harishankar Parsai has a simple and direct style of writing, whereas Mohan Rakesh’s writing created rage amongst his reader towards the modern nature of mankind. Through this article I want to examine if both the stories i.e. Bholaram Ka Jeev and Parmattma Ka Kutta represent divine interventions in the modern world of the Nayi Kahani writers. The use of satire and element of mobility of thoughts, values and divine rather than physical being and objects. The story revolve around corruption, but in both the dynamic and static element of movement are different. Aspects of mobility might not be felt in the story but the idea it covers is mobilising. The mo...