Lock-Up

Two decades back, Chandrakumar — an auto rickshaw-driver — was picked up by the police for a crime he did not commit. He spent two weeks in jail and those tortuous days inspired him to write a novel that is searing in its intensity and honesty. In describing the atrocities that are meted out by the police to people living on the margins, Chandrakumar brings forth their vulnerabilities, forcing us to ask questions of ourselves and the society we live in.