Indigo by Satyajit Ray
Summary of Indigo by Satyajit Ray The story is narrated in the first person by Aniruddha Bose, a 29-year-old, unmarried Bengali babu working in a merchant firm in Kolkata. Though financially secure, Aniruddha feels suffocated by the monotony and chaos of city life and often escapes alone on road trips. He also has a keen interest in creative writing and, significantly, has been reading extensively about indigo cultivation in Bengal, the atrocities committed by British planters, and the Indigo Revolt. Aniruddha decides to visit his old school friend Pramod in Dumka. He chooses to travel alone by car. His journey is delayed first by social obligations and later by poor roads. After leaving the Grand Trunk Road near Panagar, he suffers a puncture, which he reluctantly repairs. Soon after, a violent thunderstorm breaks out. In the blinding rain and darkness, Aniruddha mistakenly takes a wrong road. Disaster strikes again when his second tyre bursts, leaving him stranded without a spare. As...