Anirudh Kala – Two and a Half Rivers
Getting its title from the history of the Partition which left India with only two and a half rivers, Anirudh Kala’s novel offers a poignant commentary on religion and terrorism, and their turbulent connection. A recently divorced doctor relocates to an isolated home on the riverbank but that following summer dead bodies start appearing in what becomes known as the ‘Punjab problem’. Meanwhile, a young Dalit couple leave their caste-ridden existence behind and relocate to Bombay.