Suurya: A biographical novel about life in Undivided India, the partition and beyond

by Sohinder Nath Chopra

Overview

"Suurya" is a story based on my life experiences narrated through the protagonist, Suurya. The novel includes an account of my life as a child in undivided India, an eye witness account of the partition of the country in 1947 and of the struggle of refugees in Delhi, in its aftermath. The story follows Suurya through his trials and tribulations of growing up in turbulent, uncertain times as he moves away from his roots, while in his heart he never really gets very far.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781478755777
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	05/15/2015
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

The author is Sohinder Nath Chopra. He was born in a small village of Punjab in undivided India, now in Pakistan. His family had settled in New Delhi after the independence of India where he presently lives. He received a Masters degree in Engineering from Canada in 1961. This is his first novel.