The Collector's WifeThis is the story of Rukmini who is married to the District Collector of a small town in Assam, and teaches English literature in the local college. On the surface, her life is settled and safe in the big, beautiful bungalow on the hill above the cremation ground, seemingly untouched by the toil and sufferings of the common folk living 'below'. And yet, each time there is an 'incident' in the district, the fear and uncertainty that grips the town finds a reflection in her own life. Assam is in the grip of insurgency and it is this thread that runs like a dark river through the novel and forms its backdrop. |
Contents
Section 1 | 17 |
Section 2 | 29 |
Section 3 | 44 |
Section 4 | 66 |
Section 5 | 77 |
Section 6 | 92 |
Section 7 | 114 |
Section 8 | 133 |
Section 12 | 200 |
Section 13 | 214 |
Section 14 | 218 |
Section 15 | 232 |
Section 16 | 279 |
Section 17 | 304 |
Section 18 | 318 |
Section 19 | 326 |
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Common terms and phrases
Amar Desh amulet Anil Animesh Dutta anyway Arnob Chakravarty Assamese baby bandh Bhaiti Bibek Biswanath Bondona bungalow chair child common room course dark DC's district door Dr Barua Dr Rabha English eyes face feel front gamosa garden going guns Guwahati hand head hill husband kidnapped kilometres knew laughed least leave Limca Manoj Mahanta marriage MG Road mind Mitali MOFEH monsoon mother-in-law moved Mukul Madhav Nandini Deuri never night ovum Parbatpuri paused perhaps Planters police Pronob rain Ranjit Red River remembered Renu Bezboruah replied Rita Rukmini felt Rukmini looked Rukmini noticed Rukmini realized Rukmini wondered sadors sari securitymen seemed Siddharth Siddhu sitting slowly smiled sound stood suddenly talk teachers tell thing thought Rukmini took touched town trees turned tyres usual voice waiting walked wanted weeks wife window woman women