Bøger af Ratan Kaul

In the turbulent backdrop of India's struggle for freedom in British India, destiny brings together Raju, a young Indian aspiring to be a revolutionary and Eileen, the teenage daughter of a British officer. Will their relationship survive the societal pressures, cultural divide, and the political turmoil? It is the year 1911. King George the Fifth is due in Delhi for his coronation celebration. A devastating fire in the royal camp gives rise to speculations of sabotage and an assassination attempt by the Indian revolutionaries. In the aftermath of this sensational event, Raju, a college student, struggling to establish his identity in the charged atmosphere of India's freedom struggle, is caught up in the vortex of violent passions, as two of his innocent friends are made scapegoats for the blaze, by the police and murdered. Raju's relentless journey against colonial rule and the economic exploitation of India begins. An effervescent romance with Eileen keeps Raju inspired in their roller-coaster ride through the backdrop of British imperialism, turbulent political conflicts, and the fury of the freedom revolution. "Wings of Freedom" is a novel about British India, with a difference, as an Indian author, Ratan Kaul, brings out this tumultuous era from an Indian point of view.

The Morning Glory is a collection of poems, like a multi-hued garland, interlaced with the diverse thoughts and experiences nurtured in the author Ratan Kaul's life. Ratan's poems encompass the reflections on the grandeur of nature and the universe and its impact on the day-to-day lives of human beings.In this poetry book the readers can rejoice with the breeze of adolescent romance, the fragrance of love, sounds of bugles of victory and nationalism, the romance of cloud messenger, the allurement of mythology and several such heart touching themes. Also, they can introspect on the roar of the crumbling nature, the threat of world's extinction, the dimensions of liberty, the need for justice and Illusory global peace that will keep them engaged and inspired.