Seeing old aged people whose kids got settled in abroad and these aged people spending their time alone, feeling lonely is something we all have been seeing since years now in India.

Dopehri is the story of one such aged woman, amma bi. She lives alone in a haveli haunted by her own loneliness and melancholy in the afternoons exactly at 3 pm (dopehri) until sabiha comes, who stays with her in her haveli as a lodger/ paying guest. Sabiha forms a daughter like bond with bi and amma bi as well treats hee just like her daughter. When sabiha goes out of town for work purpose, the turmoil amma bi faces clearly depicts how much she got attached to this young lady and step forward to help when sabiha falls in trouble.

Since this book was a novella and a fast paced one with its own moments to laugh and empathise with, definitely a must read for everyone who is looking to read something light from Indian Literature.