Hannah Lalhlanpuii is a PhD research scholar in Mizoram University. Her area of interest lies in postcolonial studies, trauma writing and children's literature. Her poems and short stories have been published locally in Mizoram. Apart from creative writing, she also works as a freelance writer for English news outlets in the state. Hannah is currently living with her family in Aizawl, Mizoram.
Aizawl, 1942
The world that the young boy at the heart of this story is growing up in is filled with magic and the simple joys of life with his brother Kima. Even the British presence in the Lushai Hills, so resented by some, does not affect him, except as a source of interesting and different things and people.
But as the Japanese prepare to invade their land, Kima joins up with the British Indian Army, and the days of simple joy are over . . .
The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.
