Gently falls the bakula

                                                             -Sudha Murthy

The story starts with the childhood of two neighbors- Shrikant and Shrimati who are also classmates. There always used be tough competition between both of them in their school  but, Shrimati always  used to outsmart Shrikant.

The story revolves around these two students, as they grow up they fall in love with each other. The Bakula tree standing between the two house becomes the sole witness of their love.

Shrikant and Shrimati  marry each other, but Shrimati  has to face many problems from her husbands family ,but she  try to adjust with Shrikant’s family member and live with them peacefully.

Shrimati after tackling all the family problem does not get attention from Shrikant and he being ambitious focuses only in his work avoiding Shrimati. This leaves Shrimati lonely and she realizes where her true happiness lies and decides to move on in life.

It is a tale of love and how selfishness disrupts love. Very visual writing by Sudha Murthy makes a pleasure reading. It questions the bond of marriage at the sacrifice of a woman. Finally leaves an impression on the reader.