In a small flat on Calcutta's Chowringhee Lane, a lonely Anglo-Indian schoolteacher, Violet Stoneham, finds companionship in a tom cat. Her life takes a turn when a former student, Nandita Roy, visits with her boyfriend, Samaresh Moitra, an author seeking solitude to write his new novel. Violet agrees to let him use her flat, and they bond over her antique record-player. As Christmas approaches, Violet decides to bake a cake and surprise Nandita and Samaresh, but she's in for a surprising twist.
36 Chowringhee Lane
A reclusive Anglo-Indian schoolteacher's life is turned upside down when a former student unexpectedly moves into her small Calcutta flat, bringing companionship and transformation to her solitary routine.
