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In 1947 and again in 1971, entire communities in the South Asian subcontinent crossed newly drawn borders, seeking new homes as partitions divided and reshaped nations. Kalyani Thakur’s evocative novel tells the story of her people, Dalits of the Matua sect, who settled around a local water body – Andhar Bil – in a newly formed country. This new bil, reminiscent of the one left behind, becomes a place for the refugees to slowly, painfully, rebuild their lives.

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