Thirty-year-old Tarun, who has learning difficulties wants to get married. His family is horrified. They consider him incapable of raising a family. This is dramatic story of Tarun's struggles to find a wife in a society where marriages are arranged by the family. His boss's daughter, Sangeeta, is trying to befriend him, while he has fallen in love with Manju, the daughter of his house cleaner. The problem is Manju is already married. Will Tarun overcome the obstacles?
Anil Nijhawan Boeken
Deze auteur verkent de complexiteit van de menselijke ervaring met een unieke vertelstijl die lezers meezuigt in de diepte van hun thema's. Hun werken duiken vaak in onderwerpen als identiteit, herinnering en de zoektocht naar betekenis in een snel veranderende wereld. Door inzichtelijke personages en levendige taal nodigen ze lezers uit op een reis van zelfontdekking en begrip. De aanpak van de auteur kenmerkt zich door precieze dictie en suggestieve beelden, wat een blijvende indruk achterlaat.


Kalu, kidnapped from an orphanage at the age of fourteen and trained to pick pockets, is forced into a gang of thieves in Bangalore. When Babu, their ruthless gang master, murders his best friend Ramesh, Kalu - fearing for his own life - runs away to Kolkata. While still being pursued by Babu he meets and falls in love with with Tanya, an educated girl from an upper middle-class family. This powerful novel presents life in contemporary India with vivid realism. Evocative and beautifully written, it embraces a wide range of human emotions and has many intensely dramatic scenes.