Sethji is a
story of Amrita, a dark but sexy lady. The central theme of the novel is –
passion for power. When Amrita’s father dies, she erratically plunges into a
state of social rejection and financial difficulty. To overcome all types of
financial difficulties and in the quest of social security for Amrita and
herself, her mother remarries a Delhi-based businessman and they settle in
Delhi.
In Delhi,
Sethji, an egotistic prominent political figure and once a friend of her
father, approaches her to marry his elder son, Srichand. Though initially she
protests but her widowed mother forces her to tie the knot, as a result Amrita
gets entry into a wealthy family and her mother’s life standard rises
eventually.
Sethji’s both
sons are hopeless and act like crazy, dodgy villains. The elder one – Srichand
– husband of Amrita is unable to drive her crazy in bed as he is impotent.
Amrita has access to immense wealth and affluent facilities but her most prized
gift eludes her. Sethji is aware of her
situation and he deliberately brought her in his home in the guise of marriage
to his son. He longs for her body and tries to approach her on various
pretexts. When Suraj (the younger son of Sethji) rapes a hilly girl, it is
Amrita that neatly handles the media and saves the reputation of Sethji being
tarnished. Sethji discerns the power and charm possessed by Amrita but inwardly
doesn’t accept her as his daughter-in-law, for him she is a fine, intelligent
whore whom he exploits for his personal gains, but at the same time he is ready
to give her everything which she cannot achieve had she been married to some
other house or her ex-lover, MK.
On account of
some political rivalry, Sethji and Amrita are kidnapped and transported to
Mumbai. At this point, she takes help of her ex-lover, MK, who sets them free
and back to Delhi. However in the struggle, Sethji looses both his sons but
Amrita also manages to get the kidnapper killed. In Delhi, they live and love
together. Sethji prepares to hand over all his power and wealth by introducing
her in the mainstream politics. However, in return he asks for her soul and
body.
Throughout the
novel Amrita couldn’t live for herself but by acting as an object for others
she eventually masters her fate and achieves the power by means of her
sexuality.
On a brighter
side, Sethji focuses on the darker side of urban elite people who can go to any
extent so long as a person is an asset to them.
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