Beyond Our Births

A powerful coming-of-age novel about identity, belonging, family and the search for a place to call home.

Abandoned at the age of five near the India–Bangladesh border, Nimki is taken in by the Sengupta family in Kolkata, who offer her shelter in exchange for helping with household chores. But while they provide a roof over her head, true belonging remains painfully out of reach.

Nimki longs for the love and acceptance of Bina Ma, yet she always finds herself in the shadow of Ira, the family's cherished daughter. As she grows up navigating the uncertainties of displacement, class and identity, she struggles to understand where she truly belongs and what it means to build a life beyond the circumstances of her birth.