Title: 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
Places: Chennai, New Delhi, Pyongyang
People: MGR, Indira Gandhi
Time periods: 1965 and 2005