A man dumps his seventy-yearj-old father in an old-age home declaring him to be a homelss stranger; a tribal chief in the Sahyadri hills teaches the author that there is humility in receiving too; and a sick woman remembers to thank her benefactor even as she is dying. These are just some of the poignant and thought-provoking stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book. From incredible examples of generosity to the cruelest acts one can expect from men and women, she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart.