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The Ranas Of Solan

Subhash Chandra Narula . Rupa Publications India . English

<b>A young man in love is pulled into a war between reason and desire. A woman wants to live boldly and freely. A mother fights to keep her family together.</b><br><br> Born into an opulent family in undivided India, Vikramjit Rana is sent to the UK to become a barrister. Upon his return, while practicing law in Sialkot, this dashing bachelor from a conservative Brahmin family falls in love with a nurse Ruby Williams.<br><br> Just when Vikram and Ruby formalize their relationship, a cryptic letter from his father changes everything. He rushes back home, never to return. Vikram�s decision sets off a chain of unintended consequences. A distraught Ruby is unable to give up hope, and eventually reunites with Vikram. But two decades have passed, and Vikram now has a family.<br><br> Can one choice determine fate? Will the unfortunate family history of the Ranas repeat itself? Unearth in The <i>Ranas of Solan</i> the intricate interplay of society, religion and class and how they affect our lives and relationships.

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About the Author

<b>Dr S.C. Narula</b> completed his undergraduate studies in Physics and Astronomy, followed by a post-graduate degree in English Literature. He went on to earn his PhD from Delhi University. His doctoral dissertation focused on Christopher Fry and was later published as the <i>Theocentric World of Fry�s Drama</i>. His work on Milton was published as the <i>Milton Handbook: Analysing Poetry in the Context of the Pulpit & the Ludlow Masque</i>, along with several shorter poems. The chapters comprising this work originated as presentations at academic conferences and Milton Seminars, garnering global recognition for him.<br><br> Having extensively travelled, he has contributed numerous research articles to distinguished international literary journals. His initial venture beyond academia was <i>The Third Passenger</i>, a collection of poems published in 2016, which has now entered its second printing. In the same year, he published his second compilation of poetry, titled <i>Inheritors of Broken Sky</i>. Furthermore, he has penned several volumes of short stories and a novella titled <i>Damyanti: Woman of Substance</i>. <br><br> Dr Narula has earned acclaim for his skill in translating Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi poetry into English, a role he undertook for the esteemed Sahitya Akademi (India�s National Academy of Letters) and Rupa Publications. He is also honoured with the Dhaka Translation Fest (2018) Lifetime Literary Award.

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