The House on East Canal Road

<p>Born into poverty Kishan Chand Das marries his childhood sweetheart and builds a fortune but in 1905 when India is firmly in the grip of the Raj he abandons it all to fight British rule. His young family's survival is threatened. Willful Leela-his teenage daughter-in-law-and errant son Ishaan gather the pieces but when the aged patriarch dies from beatings inflicted at a peaceful protest the family is once again torn apart.<br>Journalist son Adrith leaves home to rouse the nascent Calcutta underground with fiery speeches and joins a revolutionary army. Fearless outspoken convent-educated Anita becomes the third generation Chand to continue the freedom fight but she falls in love with the enemy-handsome Sergeant Ludlow. Can she her family and India survive the hastily drawn line on a map far away that cleaved houses loved ones and neighbors alike-the price of independence?<br><br>An evocative well-imagined portrayal of late-colonial India through one family's eyes.<br>- Kirkus Reviews<br><br>Raman has an eye for historical detail like Kishan's assessment of a train car (clean symmetrical lines padded leather seats side panels adorned with windows...the coach designed and built by the American Car & Foundry Company...) and a solid grasp of the real history that shapes the lives of the fictional characters.<br>The writing is strong...the thoughtful exploration of the experience of colonialism makes the story a rewarding read...<br>- Kirkus Reviews</p>