![]() ![]() There is a subtle romance between the American sailor and the French girl. And both parties are accepted and follow this practice to tell a lot about what people were willing to lose and what not. A scene where a Raja entertains his foreign guests but refuses to eat with them. The changing power structures in India when the rich and powerful were slowly passing on the power to the British while still maintaining a social distance from them. The story brings out historical facts, social systems, and conditions. Then there is a supporting cast of many engaged on the ship, in the offices, and in the Zamindaris. ![]() There is a Babu who is on a spiritual mission of decoding his master’s message. And has been sentenced to imprisonment in Kala Pani. There is a small-time Raja who has been made to lose all his properties. There is a French Botanist’s daughter who has grown up with a Bengali wet nurse, whose son is like a foster brother to her, who is taken under the guardianship of a rich English family that she has to run away from. And is appointed to be on its next journeys. There is an American sailor who comes to Calcutta as one of the few survivors on Ibis. And the flow of people towards black waters in search of livelihood. And her journey tells us about the opium plantations, the agreements that the East India company had with the farmers, the factories in the rural areas. There is a Bhojpuri speaking woman from a village on the banks of Ganga who lands on the ship. ![]()
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