Cuts

In all his novels so far internationally acclaimed Indian author Mohan Narayanan has kept his central characters Indian; be it Harani and Manikkam in the three parts of the Payyoli Trilogy or Professor Nathan in Austin Colors. In this latest novella CUTS the protagonist is Rajavijayan who is a Srilankan Tamil of south Indian origin.Rajavijayan is on the run for his physical freedom - he is wanted by the police in both Sri Lanka and India. CUTS goes through his life''s radical changes working in the tea gardens of Nepal and his path to spiritual freedom under the guidance of a botanist-turned-sanyasi in the Himalayan foothills of Mount Kanchenjunga.