Their ancestral homesĪre located on the same river in Alleppey. Their families are known for generations through Suki’s mother. She leaves behind a “Buddy” Ravana (also a boarder at IIT), who is a computer freak. Suki heart broken and devastated is left with no choice but to relocate to Mumbai. A sprawling suburban mansion (Juhu Vile Parle Scheme), where she lives with her two daughters (One of them handicapped since birth) a son and a powerful but corrupt husband, who exerts a strong influence on the stock exchange, while dabbling in charitable works (trustee of hospitals and temples). Left orphaned at a tender age, her father’s sister in Mumbai reluctantly offers to take her into their home. She is a boarder in IIT (Chennai) when the news is conveyed to her. She receives news that her parents have been killed in a train accident near Trichy where they’re attending a seminar / workshop. Suddenly Suki’s perfect world gets shattered. She is raised in a home that is a beautiful blend of progressive thinking and old fashioned values, where classical music plays in the background while Suki works on the computer. She is secure in the knowledge that though they aren’t rich in terms of material wealth, they have been blessed with knowledge and learning. The parents desire to give her the best of the best education and the best of their time. Because of this exposure (From schooling in Guwahati to college in Bangalore) Suki whose mother is a writer / dancer from Kerala, feels Indian rather than Punjabi (like her father) or Mallu (like her mother). Suki has been raised all over India by her professor / academic father, an acknowledged scholar in the field of molecular biology. At the same time she respects Indian heritage and is very rooted in her own cultural milieu. Sukanya (Suki) represents the emerging Indian Woman – independent minded, in charge of her own destiny and bet seeking strength from tradition.
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