![]() He’s disgusted with the filthy student housing and wants to go home. Maneck is taking a certificate program in refrigeration and air-conditioning at the city college. Ishvar and Om hope for a fresh start in the big city and are glad to find employment with Dina. ![]() By learning the sewing trade, they have escaped their village, where the upper castes oppress the lower ones, and where a local landholder named Thakur Dharamsi killed the rest of the Darji family because Ishvar’s brother got above his station. The Darjis belong to the “untouchable” caste. Meanwhile, the landlord is looking for an excuse to evict her and get a higher paying tenant. Dina, a widow, wants to maintain her financial independence so that she won’t have to move back in with her brother, Nusswan Shroff, who treats her like an unpaid servant. Dina hires the tailors to work from patterns provided by Au Revoir Exports even though she isn’t supposed to run a business from her rent-controlled apartment. ![]()
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