<P> The story centers on the Das family , who have grown apart with adulthood . It starts with Tara , whose husband Bakul is India 's ambassador to the USA , greeting her sister Bimla ( Bim ) , who lives in the family 's Old Delhi home , teaching history and taking care of their autistic brother Baba . Their conversation eventually comes to Raja , their brother who lives in Hyderabad . Bim , not wanting to go to the wedding of Raja 's daughter , shows Tara an old letter from when Raja became her landlord , in which he unintentionally insulted her after the death of his father - in - law , the previous landlord . The section closes with the two sisters visiting the neighbors , the Misras . </P>
<P> The story centers on the Das family , who have grown apart with adulthood . It starts with Tara , whose husband Bakul is India 's ambassador to the USA , greeting her sister Bimla ( Bim ) , who lives in the family 's Old Delhi home , teaching history and taking care of their autistic brother Baba . Their conversation eventually comes to Raja , their brother who lives in Hyderabad . Bim , not wanting to go to the wedding of Raja 's daughter , shows Tara an old letter from when Raja became her landlord , in which he unintentionally insulted her after the death of his father - in - law , the previous landlord . The section closes with the two sisters visiting the neighbors , the Misras . </P>
bim and tara relationship in clear light of day
bim and tara relationship in clear light of day
Tara , whose husband Bakul is India 's ambassador to the USA , greeting her sister Bimla ( Bim )
Tara , whose husband Bakul is India 's ambassador to the USA , greeting her sister Bimla ( Bim )