Kaarthiyin Aaraaichi  (Tamil, Paperback, Meena Subramanian)

In the treacherous city of Jajmau, an environmental economics student battles against the odds. His dreams of groundbreaking research are shattered when his laptop is stolen. Seeking justice, he confronts the police station, only to encounter a mysterious new inspector. With fate hanging in the balance, he plunges into a web of intrigue and danger. Will he conquer the darkness that engulfs him? In this thrilling tale, the pursuit of knowledge becomes a perilous dance with destiny, leaving readers on the edge of their seats, questioning every twist and turn. Review of the book by an author: Through her debut novel Kaarthiyin Aaraichi, author Meena Subramanian has created a storyline that offers two excellent and unhampered experiences to the readers. On the one hand the efforts that a student from a middle-income family takes to pursue and complete his PhD thesis; and as a consequence, how, even as he struggles in a land where he barely understands and speaks the local language, his research findings is of help to the local police to investigate and apprehend the key conspirators behind a mafia gang who have been committing crimes and making money from environmental degradation of the city's natural resources. Meena has smartly created for us a fast-paced and easily readable novel for us. Excellent! -T. R. Giridhar, Management Consultant and author.