Set against the shifting landscapes of colonial Asia, Crossings is told through the eyes of children. The novel captures the courage, uncertainty, and quiet determination of those who crossed borders in search of safety, work, or a better future.
About The Author
Sunil Amrith is a historian at Yale University. His Crossing the Bay of Bengal: the Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants is a pioneering work that looked at the contexts and circumstances ofmigration during colonial times, especially from Southern India to South-east Asia. Crossings is loosely based on some of the stories Amrith explored in this book.
The Indian Ocean is situated in our consciousness either in the distant past or the future. We need to shed the amnesia on its recent history.
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