Returned for Redemption

This is not just any other novel. What the pages of this book hold are a collection of memorable happenings in the life of a boy from hills that shape him bit by bit under the landscape of Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

It is the story of a boy who is deeply influenced by the religious atmosphere of the hilly state - Uttarakhand and rich Bengali culture. The effervescence of local traditions, customs and cultural colours shape his life. What he experiences in the mesmerising forest has such an impact on him that it changes him both emotionally and psychologically.

The story speaks of a river like journey that not only holds normal but also paranormal encounters throughout its meandering course. The reader will feel entire spectrum of emotions ranging from love, friendship, hate, disdain, guilt, fear to spiritual aspects.

With nature nurturing him on every fold, the forests play an important role in his life. The contemporary socio-political developments influence him. He encounters events that don't just shape him, but also unsettle him. His past deeds haunt him now and then. His battle with cowardice and fear is juxtaposed to ceaseless positivity emanated by the girl he is in love with. But what becomes a turning point in his life is the mysterious disappearance of his friend. The truth stupefies him and hits him at his very core, making him loved and yet hated for his certitudes and securities.