This story
of Anita Desai revolves around a family which lives on the western coast of
India where industrialization is yet to set in motion. The setting is of a
village named Thul and the story is entirely based on fact. In the story Hari
is a young boy whose father is a drunkard and his mother is extremely ill. The
family has deplorable living conditions and they do not have a proper source of
income. Hari catches fish with his small net unlike...
