Publisher's Synopsis
In 1942, Hameed, a Muslim and Peter, a Christian, are arrested while on an espionage mission to India for the Indian National Army. They end up in a jail in Bombay. What twists and turns of fate await them and how do they negotiate them?Anil Chatterjee, a cub reporter in British India, falls in love with the princess of Shergarh only to be expelled from that princely state. Was it a case of one-sided love or one of love at both ends? Will Chatterjee ever find out?Raju, a five year old boy, loses his grandfather even as the bond between them was getting stronger by the day. What does death mean to a boy as young as Raju? How will he come to terms with it?A certain incident makes Abhijeet, a boy from an upper class family, rebel against the existing order. How does he deal with the failure of the movement which he was a part of?Twenty five year old Krishnakumar and his fifty five year old uncle Balan meet each other for the first time in their lives on a Bombay local train. What does destiny hold in store for them? The above are some of the themes dealt with by the author in the play and short stories appearing in the book. The book also contains a few essays and a poem written by the author. Some of the essays have appeared as articles in the Hindu, one of the leading English dailies of India.
