About the Book: Pyre
'Pyre glows with as much power as One Part Woman did, and adds immeasurable
value to contemporary Indian literature— The Hindu Saroja and Kumaresan are in
love. After a hasty wedding, they arrive in Kumaresans village, harboring a
dangerous secret: their marriage is an inter-caste one, likely to upset the
village elders should they get to know of it. Kumaresan is naively confident
that all will be well. But nothing is further from the truth. Despite the
strident denials of the young couple, the villagers strongly suspect that Saroja
must belong to a different caste. It is only a matter of time