The title of the book is metaphorical and symbolic of the lost cultural harmony and its revival in a post-Partition milieu. Sheila, the protagonist can be compared to the attributes of the Sindhi delicacy Koki because of its qualities of sustenance,
A Narrative of Survival and Forbearance
Jennifer Monteiro
TYRST WITH KOKI: A POST-PARTITION JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL, SUSTENANCE AND STRENGTH by By Subhadra Anand The Write Place, 2023, 211 pp., INR 395.00
March 2024, volume 48, No 3