简介：Theyearis1947,theBritishareonthevergeoffinallyleavingIndia.AmongstthefewwhoaresorrytoseetheBritishleavearetheAnglo-Indians,halfBritishandhalfIndian,fortheyaregoingtomissthepatronageoftheirwhitecousins,thejobreservations,andtheimportantstatusandpositionstheycurrentlyhold.TheBritish,quitefrankly,donotthinkwellofAnglo-Indians,nordotheIndians.VictoriaJonesisonesuchAnglo-Indian,aWACintheBritishArmy,herfatherarailwayenginedriver,andhermomahousewife.SheisclosetoanotherAnglo-Indian,PatrickTaylor,butchangeshermindabouthimasheharborsdeephatredfortheIndians.ShewitnessesCol.RodneySavageinstructhissoldierstopourfilthywaterandgarbageatthehandsofuntouchablesonhigh-castemenandwomenwhoareprotestingbylayingdownontherailwaytrackstopreventtrainsfrommoving.Repulsedandshockedatthis,sheturnstoRanjitSinghKassi,aSikh,andlongstobeIndian.She...…