Indian Ink Study Guide

In 1930s India, Flora is on a train. She narrates the journey in the form of a letter, concluding by describing the way in which she was met in a town called Jummapur by the president of the local Theosophical Society, Mr. Coomaraswami. As he shakes her hand and welcomes her, the action moves continuously to the cottage in which Flora is to live, and where Mr. Coomaraswami welcomes her again then quickly leaves, saying she needs some rest. He promises to take her on a picnic the following day. (read more)