Original Summary:-
In the small town of Hubli, Shrikant discovers that he is attracted to his plain-looking but charming neighbour Shrimati, who always does better than he in the school exams does. Shrimati too falls in love with the amiable and handsome Shrikant and the two get married. Shrikant joins an IT company and starts rapidly climbing the corporate ladder. He works relentlessly and reaches the pinnacle of the industry, while Shrimati abandons her academic aspirations and becomes his uncomplaining shadow, silently fulfilling her duties as a corporate leader's wife. But one day, while talking to an old professor, she starts examining what she had done with her life and realizes it is dismally empty.
Gently Falls the Bakula is the story of the marriage that
loses its way as ambition and self-interest take their toll. Written nearly
three decades ago, Sudha Murthy’s first novel remains startlingly relevant in its
scrutiny of modern values and work ethics.
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The story is set in Hubli, the students of 10th
standard are gathered in a hall to await the results of inter-school essay writing
competition. The history teacher walks in the hall and a sudden hush falls upon
the room. He decides to prolong the suspense and does not announce the name of
the winner but reads out the winning essay that is based on history and as he
finishes everybody knows it is none other than Shrimati, one of the brightest students
in the school. Shrikant’s friends are disappointed as he is the brightest boy in the school and he did not win it. Coincidentally, Shrimati’s name is
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