Description
Set against the charged atmosphere of India’s struggle for independence, this novel follows the lives of an upper-middle-class circle as they move from hope to upheaval and, finally, to the difficult work of defining what freedom means in everyday choices. At its center is Sanad, whose conscience awakens and whose pursuit of success becomes inseparable from a deeper search for self-discovery and identity. Through the pressures of family, politics, and personal ambition, the story captures the moral tensions of the 1940s and the influence of Gandhian ideals on ordinary lives. With Nayantara Sahgal’s incisive, psychologically attuned style, the book explores themes of conscience, nationhood, and the fragile happiness that must be earned rather than assumed.
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Published Jan 1, 1963
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First Published
1958
Language
eng
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