Mangoes for Monkeys

Spanning eight decades Mangoes for Monkeys tells the story of its protagonist Suchitra and her promise to the monkeys in her sylvan childhood home. From pre-independence India to the year 2000 Mangoes for Monkeys catalogues Suchitras life journey as a woman mother wife artist and photographer. Weaving a tapestry of emotions and relationships Radhika Vyas Sharma keeps the focus on Suchitra and her metamorphosis from an unsure teenager to a wise woman of the world. Additionally whether Suchitras monkeys will get to feast on mangoes in the thick of winter makes for a surprise and nail-biting finish.