When a Mighty Tree Falls

This is the story of the 1984 riots and the effect it has on an obscure Sikh couple, Lajo and Kujlit, who reside in a resettlement colony in Delhi. Their Hindu landlord, Vikram, lusts after Lajo, who succumbs to his advances and conceives, though she had been childless for years. Kuljit is delighted, and she vows that Vikram will never know.Indira Gandhis assassination triggers the birth of a prem...