A Streak of Sandalwood

A Streak of Sandalwood is set in Cochin, the vibrant commercial capital of

Kerala state, on the Southern coast of India, where they say the rain was

born.

Thankam, recently widowed, is expected to become socially invisible - live a

life of prayer and looking after grandchildren. Instead, she learns to drive,

gets a new job, and in passing, takes on a young lover.

Life gets complicated - as rumours multiply like mosquitoes in the monsoon,

Thankam has to learn to duck and dive to survive.

This is the story of one woman's efforts to live by her own rules and not

allow her community and family to stifle her in the name of love.