Description
The flames of Karbala and Landa blaze,
Igniting madness through the city's maze.
Calcutta Christmas lights festoon Park Street;
And at a cricket match three suitors meet.
Someone is stabbed in Brahmpur, someone dies,
While private shame is viewed by public eyes.
One person, five, and forty thousand choose;
Some win, some draw, and as must be some lose
The curtain falls; the players take their bow
And wander off the stage at least for now.
The story that began with a wedding ends with a wedding as Vikram Seth's complex web of plot and character is deftly pulled to its final resolution.
