Book Review: Two and a Half Rivers by Anirudh Kala

Namrata reviews Anirudh Kala’s Two and a Half Rivers (Niyogi Books, 2021) and talks how Kala explores trauma and the long-lasting impact it has on the mental health of an individual through this book justifiably well.

ISBN ‏ : ‎ 978-9391125202
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Niyogi Books Pvt. Ltd.
Release Date: October 2021
Price: INR 395/-

The Partition changed a lot of things in many ways. It had different impacts on people living in different states, the impact of which we are still dealing with even after more than seven decades.

Two and a Half Rivers by Anirudh Kala is a story of insurgency in Punjab in the early 1980s. A state that derived its name from the five rivers that flowed through the state, was left with only two and a half rivers after the Partition. The title of the book derives its name from this fact. It further explores the connection between religion and terrorism. Author Anirudh Kala is a psychiatrist by profession. His experiences with patients living with mental health issues and their families are reflected in the way he carves his characters. This is his second book after Unsafe Asylum: Stories of Partition and Madness (2018).

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A perfect SUNDAY

Remember the time when Sundays used to mean waiting for the evening, to be glued to TV screens for the popular award functions? That was my defination of perfect Sunday. Well today is going to one such as (clearing throat) I have been awarded. (*** Doing the happy dance***) Source: Google Images

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