August 15 - A docu novel

August-15 is pregnant with meaning and emotions, history and fiction – all have an impact on the reader – an odyssey into the past and also a sharp reminder to us of our own fall and the tragedy in it - Aravindan Neelakandan“I would say that novels with these kinds of titles are not just new, they are rare. According to the author, the date August 15th signifies the historical event of independence and also the birthday of an important individual. Many years later, on the same day, a girl is born and sadly, she looks at this history, with nothing but disappointment and hopelessness. This is not a dream. This is the living reality.”- Venkat Swaminathan, Senior literary critic“AUGUST 15 is a surprisingly bold and well-knit work and I do hope it would blaze a new trail in Tamil fiction today.”- Prema Nandakumar, Senior Writer