A DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE NARRATIVE OF PIETY, LOVE AND LOYALTY.Guruswamy - bearded, book-rich and quietly devout - has turned his ancestral land into a place of refuge; a thatched Devi temple, a coconut grove, and a string of neighbours who lean on him for shelter, livelihood and hope. In a changing world of political activism, workers' unions and shifting loyalties, he takes under his wings a young couple chasing a new life. Against the backdrop of the everyday bustle ...