In Search of Heer

About the BookA RETELLING OF THE TRAGIC YET LEGENDARY LOVE STORY OF HEER AND RANJHA.In the village of Takht Hazara, the musically gifted Deedho Ranjha struggles against family and society. He rejects the pursuit of wealth and power as the measure of a mans worth. In distant Jhang, the spirited Heer Syal is an accomplished warrior who fearlessly challenges the norms of her community. Heer and Ranjha are destined to meet and fall in lovethe former chastised for her manly pursuits and the latter ridiculed for his lack thereof.Told from multiple perspectives, set against the lush riverbanks and rugged countryside of West Punjab, this is a wise, passionate and lyrical retelling of one of the subcontinents most beloved epics. A rich cast of charactersKaido Langra, Jhangs seemingly pious conscience-keeper; Malki, the mother of a daughter she cannot understand; Seida Khera, Heers hapless fiance; a silent, watchful crow; a flock of excitable pigeons who bear witness and a philosophical goatall play their part in bringing this stirring story to life.Manjul Bajaj scratches away at the many meanings of love in the timeless tale of Heer-Ranjha, who dreamt not only of love for themselves but of a kinder, freer and fairer world for all of creation.About the AuthorManjul Bajaj is a writer from India. Her debut novel Come, Before Evening Falls was shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize 2010 and her collection of short stories Another Mans Wife was shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize 2013. In Search of Heer was longlisted for JCB Prize and the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award, and shortlisted for the AutHer Award, all in 2020.