Kanti Misra loves her family’s banyan copse. The sweet scents of leaf and bark, orchids and sunlit sky bring her peace and joy.

How could her father promise her in marriage to an outlander? A man who lives in a world of metal and concrete?

A true daughter of her copse, Kanti refuses to disgrace her tree or family, but despairs of her betrothed ever truly seeing or understanding her.

A dazzling fantasy, “In the Banyan Copse” showcases the necessity of moving past biases in order to discover individual strengths and talents.