Singapore. The Way I Saw It
Nadeson Perumal was barely six years old when he lost both parents. Against such personal tragedy, world events would normally appear insignificant to a child. But this was 1942, the year Nadeson`s homeland of Singapore fell to the Japanese. The gruesome reality of war was there at every roadside. Taken charge of by cruel and neglectful neighbours, Nadeson and his brothers were eventually deposited in an orphanage run by the Ramakrishna Mission - but not before their baby sister had been sold to another family. The hard times continued, worsening when the children were relocated to Malaya. Nor was there any end to the poverty and humiliation when they returned to their orphanage after the occupation. The author recreates these incredible...
