Kirjahaku

August 1945. The Japanese onslaught on Vietnam and Philippines came to an end. Netaji Subhash Bose's sudden death was a big blow for the Indian diaspora in South East Asia, who were backing him for their motherland's freedom. Many of them remained in South East Asian countries instead of moving back to India. Two of these countries were Vietnam and the Philippines.The book is a tearful story about the Indian migrants who are still risking everything in their pursuit for a better life. Crossing boundaries and breaking barriers with every generation, their fates are tied to their adopted country's economic and political merry go around. After 75 years, they still ask, where do we belong? You may find an answer in this book.

The Dutta families across New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kuwait, Virginia, and San Francisco have all grown up hearing the story of Ramesh Dutta, the shining light of the family who went for higher studies to the prestigious Royal College of Science in London in 1936. But after the Second World War started, he could not return. The search continued for seven decades until an inquisitive new member of the family began to uncover the mystery. It was never an easy task, as a matter of fact, "how will you find someone who doesn't exist in your life?" This book will take you on a journey of revelations that will open layers of untold stories that are closely intertwined with each other. This is a tale about a family that lost someone and eventually found someone too The thing about blood is that it somehow finds a vein to flow in.