The entire society is structured as a "bondage" system. The regime uses segregation, walls, and severe surveillance to control where citizens live and who they interact with, creating a dystopian caste system based on "purity".
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Shalini begins by complying with the regime’s strict rules in the camp, hoping to earn release, but realizes the futility of this approach. The entire society is structured as a "bondage" system
The novel was awarded the 2018 Tata Literature Live First Book Award and the 2018 Crossword Book Award for fiction. Watch Leila | Netflix Official Site Shalini begins
She eventually escapes, navigating a fractured city, and seeks help from underground rebels, eventually working as a "mole" inside an Aryavarta politician’s home to gain information.