In Kali's Country: Tales from Sunny India

"In Kali's Country: Tales from Sunny India" by Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets is a series of short stories that paints a picture of life in India during the early 1900s, where people face difficult situations and follow cultural traditions. The author shares stories about spiritual beliefs, social expectations, and personal challenges through characters like a fakir, who is trying to find peace, and Shama Sahai, a forgotten widow traveling to a holy city. The first story introduces a holy man who has given up a lot to find peace and is talking to a priest about his spiritual desires by the Ganges River. The stories then shift to characters longing for meaning and acceptance like Shama Sahai, a young widow on a pilgrimage, and Mundra, a child rejected by society. These characters and their journeys form the heart of the collection of interconnected stories.