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Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
17 December 1972, Kochi, Kerala, India
1944 in Payagala, Ceylon
12 July 1968, Bhojpur District, Bihar, India
4 April 1972, Toronto, Canada
1 January 1950, Amritsar, India
14 January 1965, Nalbari, Assam, India
February 3, 1938 in Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India

