Darkness at Star Mills – Shabnam Minwalla

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A novel of the Bombay Mill Strike of 1982

There’s a lot going on at Tenduwadi Chawl. Vinod’s friends are practising for the big cricket match between Building No. 1 and Building No. 2. Radha’s friends are arguing over two Bollywood heroes. Everyone seems to be fighting, falling in love and keeping secrets.

Little wonder, then, that it takes the children of Tenduwadi Chawl some time to realize that their world is changing. The Bombay Mill Strike has begun and the air is thick with suspicion. Old acquaintances are turning into strangers. Then, one evening, Vinod follows the Building No. 2 cricket team to Star Mill Compound and stumbles upon an ugly mystery.

Award-winning author Shabnam Minwalla’s novel is both gripping and layered, and paints a vivid picture of a time of the city’s transformation.