"I have decided," she announces, "to donate the entire lottery money to the orphanage in Ajmer."
Shanti looks at the screen, then at her children, and whispers to her late husband's photo: "See? Finally, this is 'Apne TV' – Our own people, watching our own stories, in our own home." apne tv to
But Shanti smiles weakly. She clutches her chest. "Beta... my heart..." She collapses. "I have decided," she announces, "to donate the
The TV flickers to life. But instead of a soap opera, there is a video recording. It is Shanti, alone, talking to the camera two years ago on the day of the partition. "I have decided