Come, Let’s touch the Sun!

The book titled ’ Come, Let’s touch the Sun!’ is a translation work

done by Austin Ajit. The original story is written in Malayalam

language by Unni Ammayambalam with the book title ’Varu

Namukku Sooryane Thodam.’

Kochu is one of the few people who believes in science in his

town. He constantly gets into trouble when trying to correct

people with his science. When Kochu’s town is hit by a giant

Solar flare, things go wrong, all electronic and electrical devices

stop working and poor Kochu gets all the blame. Will everyone

realize their mistake? Or will Kochu have to bear the blame with

the weight of the Sun? With a never-ending thirst to learn more,

Kochu reaches for the stars. Will he enlighten the village with the

light of science? Or will his dreams come crashing down from

the stars? Can he touch the Sun?