Govindapur, 1857 is about how the Sepoy Mutiny (also called the Indian Rebellion) affects a peaceful, well-integrated community in colonial India, splitting James Byron, the British Resident, and his assistant Hari Kumar apart while bringing together Byron’s half-Indian daughter Sonia Byron and Vijay Kumar, Hari's son who returns from England. Meantime, by killing two natives, Lt. Walsh of the British troop stationed near Govindapur catalyzes the transformation of Vijay’s old friends into rebels against British rule, forcing Vijay and Sonia to make a drastic decision.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 17, 2008
- Language
- English
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Raj Patel
Specifications
- Pages
- 205
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)