Vamshavruksha

The story starts in 1924 with Kathyayani, widow of Nanjunda Shrothri, who lives with her in-laws Shrinivasa and Bhagirathamma and their servant, Lakshmi, in Nanjangud, in Mysore. After the loss of her husband, she decided to pursue her BA degree in college. At the university, she meets Sadashiva Rao's brother, Raja Rao, professor of Shakespearean drama and organiser of the Dramatics Club, with whom she falls in love. She then gives in to the material pleasures of a married life, and the two