Loose Ends and Knots - A Novel on the Second Partition of India

Description:

An alternate history novel, which unwraps in the backdrop of violent anti-Hindi agitations that rocked the State of Tamil Nadu (India) 50 years ago, is narrated over two time frames—1965 and 2005. It is the story of a son's search for the truth about his father's disappearance and the political intrigue that led to India's second partition into South & North, intertwined with the history of Korea.

subjects: alternate history,  India,  Tamil Nadu,  Partition,  anti-Hindi agitation,  Korea,  caste system,  Language policy

People: MGR,  Indira Gandhi

Places: Chennai,  New Delhi,  Pyongyang

Times: 1965 and 2005