Sainik Farms

Rukmani Anandani

Jan 2012 · Rupa Publications

About this ebook

When Ugrasen, the domineering patriarch of a family, drops dead at No. 22 Sainik Farms, everybody in the household is horrified and confused. While his three sons and wife reel under the shock, his fourteen-year-old niece Anjali knows something is amiss.

About the author

Rukmani Anandani has been, in turn, a mathematician, an accountant, a journalist, a photographer and an activist. Her first short story, Wanted a Wife, was published in The Patriot. Her stint in journalism started with the Bangkok Post and later included The Indian Express, India Today and The Sunday Mail. Her freelance photographs have appeared in many publications including The Illustrated Weekly and The Week. At different times, different places have been home to her; and these range from Beirut to Bristol, via Ethiopia. She loves Delhi with its magnificently picturesque landscapes and fine-looking monuments and it has been her home for the past many years now.