Neerja Raman

The House on East Canal Road (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Born into poverty, Kishan Chand Das marries his childhood sweetheart and builds a fortune, but in 1905, when India is firmly in the grip of the Raj, he abandons it all to fight British rule. His young family's survival is threatened. Willful Leela-his teenage daughter-in-law-and errant son Ishaan, gather the pieces but when the aged patriarch dies from beatings inflicted at a peaceful protest, the family is once again torn apart.
Journalist son Adrith leaves home to rouse the nascent Calcutta underground with fiery speeches and joins a revolutionary army. Fearless, outspoken, convent-educated Anita becomes the third generation Chand to continue the freedom fight, but she falls in love with the enemy-handsome Sergeant Ludlow. Can she, her family, and India, survive the hastily drawn line on a map far away, that cleaved houses, loved ones, and neighbors alike-the price of independence?

"An evocative, well-imagined portrayal of late-colonial India through one family's eyes."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Raman has an eye for historical detail, like Kishan's assessment of a train car ("clean symmetrical lines, padded leather seats, side panels adorned with windows...the coach, designed and built by the American Car & Foundry Company..."), and a solid grasp of the real history that shapes the lives of the fictional characters.
The writing is strong...the thoughtful exploration of the experience of colonialism makes the story a rewarding read..."
- Kirkus Reviews

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archway Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781665716925
• Artikelnr.: 69335068

Autorenporträt

Before she turned to writing fiction, Neerja Raman was a scientist. Her research in digital imaging and printing led to collaborations with universities, startups, and government agencies. It motivated her first book, The Practice and Philosophy of Decision Making: A Seven Step Spiritual Guide, a leadership framework featured as WITI's Books that Empower Women expo. Raman was inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame and named to Silicon Valley Business Journal's Fifty Most Influential Women list. As digital media became ubiquitous, Raman shifted her research to enabling education and healthcare delivery, using digital content to reduce cost and increase outreach. The humor in pitfalls of balancing a career and raising three children in fast-paced Silicon Valley, informs her fiction debut, Moments in Transition: Stories of Maya and Jeena. It was awarded Honorable Mention, by Writer's Digest, and named Finalist by International Book Awards, and by Best Book Awards. She has authored book-chapters, technical papers, essays, short stories, and maintains three blogs.
Raman was born in India and came to New York for graduate studies. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. When asked about her writing philosophy, she quotes: Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. Visit her at neerjaraman.com.