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Nimki’s Hidden Past Unfolds Inside the Sengupta Home
Nimki is a girl who was abandoned near a border and brought to live with the Sengupta family.
She works in their home as a maid.
The family will not tell her exactly where she came from or how old she is.
They also worry because she has no birth certificate.
Nimki guesses that she is eleven years old.
She takes care of Bagha, the family dog, even though the dog receives better treatment than she does.
Nimki feels lonely and sometimes envies Bagha.
Still, she and the dog become close friends as they look out over the neighborhood together.
Nimki was abandoned near the border and taken in by the Senguptas as a maid.
The Senguptas never explain Nimki’s origins, age, or missing birth certificate.
Nimki believes she was born to poor parents and worries about malnutrition.
She lives in Godhuli Nibas, where she performs household tasks and cares for Bagha.
Nimki finds companionship with Bagha while observing poverty and migrant life around the marsh.
- Who
- Nimki, the Sengupta family, and their dog Bagha.
- What
- An excerpt describes Nimki’s uncertain origins, life as a household maid, and friendship with Bagha.
- Where
- Godhuli Nibas, near Bazaar Road, a marsh, and a border region.
- When
- During a winter morning; Nimki has lived with the Senguptas for several years.
- Why
- Nimki was taken in by the Senguptas to work as their maid, though the excerpt does not explain why she was abandoned.
Key facts
- Work
- Fiction excerpt from Beyond Our Births
- Author
- Antara Mukherjee
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Main character
- Nimki
- Household
- The Senguptas
- Residence
- Godhuli Nibas
- Companion
- Bagha, the Senguptas’ dog
Quotes
Nimki
A young girl living and working in the Sengupta household
“Seet Bagha, seet.”
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