Dhobi Girl

Starting from a colony of labourers, Anuja and Ratna make it good in life, both becoming reputed doctors in different fields. The developments in Ratnaís life have far-reaching consequences on that of Anuja, though she has chosen to tread a path of her own. The kaleidoscope of life draws many people into the ambit of Anujaís and Ratnaís lives. Chief among them are Devi, Ratnaís wife, and Jay, the young woman he tumbles into love with, and the children he has through them both. And all through their lives runs the evil presence of Nathaniel.

From the struggle for life in the labour colony, we are transported to the professional successes in Chennai, from the peace of an Edinburgh hideaway to the deathly cold of the Swiss Alps, from the mystical piety of the banks of the Ganga to the tension-filled operation theatre.

Thereís murder, thereís rape, thereís sacrifice, thereís scheming, thereís forgiveness, and above all, thereís love. The details dovetail to make a comprehensive, comprehensible plot of the joys and sorrows of life, of despair, resilience and resurgence.