Beneath Divided Skies deals with the lives of the migrants, concentrating on the women and chronicling their journeys–painful and inspiring–as they were. The Rescue and Restoration Act was repealed in 1957, and for almost a decade, the people who carried out the act brought back hostages, at times unwilling ones, across the borders.
” I would say when you write regularly and read widely, you slowly develop your voice.” Says Vikas Prakash Joshi.
All my works of fiction, in my perspective, involve a dialogue with my readers as well as with the Creator. As a postmodern writer, I intentionally avoid creating closed texts.
Arefa Tehsin is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books, both for children and adults, and contributes columns, features and travel articles to various publications like The Indian Express, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Outlook Money and TerraGreen.
The Asian Review 