A in-depth discussion on a novel which takes a panoramic stock of India through four decades. This epic novel is seen through the eyes of the protagonist, against the backdrop of the Railways, India’s commuting lifeline. The author, along with director Alankrita Shrivastava, talk to Supriya Nair, giving the audience a closer look at the life and times of a young underprivileged woman battling the odds to survive in a rapidly developing, changing and turbulent era in India.