THE NAMELESS GOD

About the BookA HEARTWARMING, FUNNY AND PATH-BREAKING STORY OF FRIENDSHIP THAT GOES BEYOND RELIGIONGod hadnt done right by them. Noor had concentrated hard at Fakir Babas dargah, Bachchu had prayed desperately at the Ganesh temple. But God favoured the toppers. Again. Maybe He was drowning in prayers from too many kids.Noor and Bachchu come up with a brilliant planthey would create a God who knows only them, and no other children, and so has no option but to grant their wishes. Thus, they create their own nameless God. And you know what? The plan works! The very next day, God performs his first miraclea day off from school.Unaware that the Babri Masjid has been destroyed, sparking communal violence across the country, they go out to thank their God but get caught in the riots. Can the nameless God save them?In a world polarised along religious lines, The Nameless God offers a vision of another way of being. This powerful and moving story of friendship and understanding brings home the pointlessness of the invisible boundaries created by different faiths.About the AuthorSavie Karnel grew up in the coastal town of Karwar on a diet of fish, mangoes and books. When she was about 11, she decided to become a writer. On growing up she worked as a journalist for The New Indian Express, Mid-Day and Talk Magazine in Bangalore. She now keeps travelling all over the country collecting stories. She wrote parts of The Nameless God in Pune and most parts amidst the mountains of Dharamshala.