"Adrift" is a story of love and aspirations equally complicated by the traditional order of the old and the unchecked ambitions of the modern India. For two years a suitable bridegroom is sought for Malati but rumor runs thick in her village, Jharpada, that she is unmarriable because of her poor looks. Because of a childhood prophecy Somu believes that one day he will become important and rich and he is not prepared to settle for anything less when an opportunity for windfall arises in his town, Palleri. As their fates get inevitably entangled in other peopleâs deceits, political corruption, a financial scam, and the promise of a controversial bridge between Jharpada and Palleri, the two discovers that their personal desires are only secondary to the societyâs expectations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NCSU/oai:NCSU:etd-10282008-164619 |
| Date | 05 December 2008 |
| Creators | Mishra, Shailen |
| Contributors | Wilton Barnhardt, Jill McCorkle, John Kessel |
| Publisher | NCSU |
| Source Sets | North Carolina State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-10282008-164619/ |
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