Chinmoy Roy

Shyam`s life takes a turn when tensions arise amongst his friends. Although his friends find solace in their lovers, Shyam remains unsettled as he is unable to express his feelings to Anu.

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, and finds her "own people" in a group of educated, unemployed youth, who are caught up inexorably in the prevalent violence. —thunderdragon3000