Chandana Roy

Everything is fair and possible in love, war, and politics.

She cannot escape marriage; it is her sacred Hindu duty, just as giving her away in marriage was her father__ sacred Hindu duty. Like Indian Independence, marriage is her ultimate __ryst with Destiny,_ and it is not in her hand to escape her preordained and compulsory fate. A marriageable daughter is the lowest common denominator in the giant scheme of things.