When she lands in Calcutta's Sealdah railway station on a humid day in 1949, Amala Manna has managed to flee from the communal violence in her village, but not from all her trials.
Within moments of crossing over to India as a refugee from East Pakistan, she loses Kartik, her younger brother.
Thanks to a group of young volunteers, Amala finds her way to a refugee camp in Gariahata where she meets Manas Dutta, who is the leader of the volunteer group.
Despite the sordid camp life, Amala finds.
Yoda Press Victory colony, 1950, paperback/bhaswati ghosh
