Sons of Brahma

Product Description An unassuming scholar, Jongom Hanse is more at home in the world of books and physics. Until, to his bewilderment, he is singled out by an implacable rebel leader, Anjan Phukan, who wants him to write for the separatist cause. Without any warning they are arrested on their second meeting and Anjan is shot dead. Caught in a snare between the police and the rebels who hold him responsible for their leader s death, Jongom is forced to flee the safe confines of the university campus. Accompanied by his loyal friend, Pranab, he races through the lush Brahmaputra valley, facing a macabre world of ruthless politics even as they discover along the way a terrible secret that binds them together in ways they never thought possible. Addictive and gripping, Sons of Brahma is an enthralling Assam novel. About the Author Dhruba Hazarika was born in 1956. A student of St Edmund s school and college, Shillong, he completed his master s in economics from Gauhati University. In addition to short stories in various magazines and newspapers, his published works also include a novel, A Bowstring Winter, and Luck, a collection of short stories. A founder-member of the North- East Writers Forum, he is a recipient of the Katha Award for creative fiction. He lives in Guwahati.