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Just what the doctor ordered.

The export subsidies for this year have been announced.

The export cap is raised up to 25%.

That should boost our profits. No excuses this time.

Right sir.

And get me the machine test reports.

Yes, sir.

He strongly advocated slavery.

You talk about America's dark ages!

Once he pays you an advance,

you're his slave for life.

I wish he is condemned to the same fate like ours.

Did you ever tell him that?

He is not accessible.

I don't even know...

...what he looks like.

They are faceless, but very powerful people.

The government has done its bit.

They expect a record target this year.

Sir, this time,

I will double my work force.

I've sourced laborers from all over Maharashtra, even Karnataka borders.

Over half your laborers were unfit last season.

These menstruating women are a nuisance.

Karande...

...you swines expect Rs. 6000 commission on every pair of laborers.

- But don't want to accept responsibility for output.

I have more strictures in place, this season.

My influencers have sourced the best cutters from all over.

I have increased the advance money,

from Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 1.2 lakhs this year.

They bloody well deliver.

Honestly, I never imagined,

our state's richest industry,

had such a dark side to it.

[Folk song. ]

6 months?

That will ruin her entire academic year.

Cane cutting is seasonal.

Her father's asthma problem has aggravated.

- We need an extra hand.

Last season we borrowed over twenty thousand in loan.

We need to repay that first, before earnings begin this year.

We may not be able to afford your fees anymore.

Without education, we will remain poor all our lives.

Dhotre got a diploma 9 years ago.

He is still jobless and now cutting sugarcane.

One needs to be practical.

Manisha ma'am.

I am at the hospital.

No, no...

I am here for my daughter.

Okay...

I will call you little later.

Please sit.

Her eGFR is between 15 to 30.

- Moderate kidney damage.

- Her legs are swollen too.

- She complains of back ache.

- It's unusual at this age,

- but the symptoms suggest stage 2 of kidney ailment.

- I will prescribe some ACE and ARB inhibitors.

- We have to monitor her BP as well.

- I would advice you,

to be mentally prepared for dialysis.

I don't want to spend my life singing on the back of a truck.

Tomorrow is possible,

only if we survive today,

My principal feels, I have a future in catering.

So did my sports teacher,

he said, I was a great sprinter.

But you didn't run the race.

You should've.

A gift from my teacher.

Is it of any use now?

It's for people who read, not for nitwits like you!

- Calm down you two.

Go on, follow me.

[Beed - A village of women without wombs. ]

I don't understand...

...where do we figure in this?

The media is hinting at the government's nexus with the sugar lobby.

We need to look into these alleged hysterectomy cases.

First it was Sati,

child marriages, female foeticide,

and now this!

- It's getting... - We need to start investigations.

I am afraid it's not possible right away.

My daughter has a...

...bad kidney condition.

- Seems to be worsening.

There are daughters and fathers among cane cutters too.

That's what makes us government servants a superior class.

It's always administration...

...over family.

As a medical officer, I need to file a report soon.

Sort your issues and let me know.

- Kasbe? - Yes sir.

- Vishnu Kamble? - Yes sir.

- Anjan?

- Sanjivni? - Yes sir.

- Siddheshwar? - Present sir.

Madan?

Yes sir.

- Baandas? - Yes sir.

Move aside.

Careful.

Careful.

- Shanta? - Present sir.

- Vaijanta? - Yes sir.

- Taramati? - Yes sir.

- Chandrakala - Present sir.

- Datta - Present sir.

Get your stuff out of here. He does this every year.

Go tell the contractor, I am not budging.

- How much do you bribe him each year?

Get in.

- What is this all about? - Go inside.

I can better your conditions.

You know what I mean.

Give it a thought.

It should cut in one strike.

We can't afford to learn on the job.

It's a battlefield out here.

The more you hack...

...the more victorious you'll be.

Greetings sir!

I'm here for some personal work.

Let's talk later.

Sir, the subsidy is not for me.

Water is a lifeline for thousands of my workers.

I have the Vidarbha drought to handle.

Besides, cotton is a better bet than sugarcane.

It consumes much less water.

Vidarbha is perennially in drought.

But cheaper water for cane means wealth for all.

Have you ever heard of a cane cutter committing suicide?

That's because I provide them a livelihood.

I'll conduct a survey next week.

- Sir, we need to rush.

- The collector and other guests have already arrived for the dinner.

Get the car.

Go to the edge of the field, there is more space to manoeuvre.

It's a plain view for the contractor there.

He has a hawk's eye.

You think you could get away from him, here?

We need to load at least 2 tons daily.

He keeps tabs.

Is this your first time?

My mother insisted.

It wasn't my choice.

You are fortunate.

- My parents left me behind with my grandparents.

So I don't miss out on education.

I was exploited by some village boys.

I became pregnant.

- They got me married to a cane cutter.

Learnt the ropes, fell in line.

Go on... cut!

Couldn't you hoard some firewood? You are useless.

You need to go far to get them.

So start off early.

Okay! we have enough now.

I should've been in my college library now.

- And I should've been at the hospital.

None of us are where we ought to be.

- Things will change.

Be patient!

Okay!

Some reports hint a nexus between the contractors and profit driven doctors.

Use this as a starting point.

There are some 99 private hospitals in Beed district.

- 11 of these, have carried out over 100 hysterectomies in the last 3 years.

So,

when do you want me to leave?

How is your daughter doing now?

Her creatinine levels are quite high.

I understand.

But as we speak,

some poor woman out there is being forced to remove her uterus.

You are way below the mark.

You need to get at least 2 tons up there daily.

She is a swift learner.

She will make up in a few days.

- Get her to work nights right away.

Sure.

She'll start tonight itself.

How do you expect me to work at nights?

This place is infested with mosquitoes.

Why, no mosquitoes where you come from?

- Or have they too fled from the drought?

No problem,

I will fill in for her tonight.

Like I said, we could find a way to avoid this.

Hey,

you get back to work.

Well, suit yourself.

- Gore, hold on, let me check it.

Sir, my fields are the only oasis in this desert.

I understand you prefer,

cotton cultivation.

For its low maintenance.

I urge you to give us a subsidy on water allocation.

Deshpande...

...water scarcity in this region is all because of your sugarcane crop.

Water is criminally wasted in these fields.

Okay, I will look into it.

But do not use this situation to jack up prices.

How about you benefitting from this?

One-third of our legislative assembly members,

are in someway linked to the sugar industry.

- We could see a government fall, if they lose.

- I don't mean to create any kind of disruption.

But can't we work to strengthen our economic progress?

- Let's shake hands,

- for a sweeter India.

Here, swallow this.

It'll ease your pain.

- Here...

- Go see Dr. Borade,

- at the civil hospital.

He will rid you of this pain for good.

That will help you meet your targets.

[Saguna]

No sugar for me please.

We've loaded 1.5 tons.

So we get paid today?

She has not met her targets.

So you need to refund Rs. 500 towards that,

and pay another Rs.500 as penalty.

She is unwell.

Her period stress is always severe.

With such hefty fines, how do we even get medicines?

Didn't I tell you to take her to Dr. Borade?

Come on, you know what to do.

You are aware,

there are no holidays for cane cutters.

You know our terms pretty well.

If you start falling sick, the machines will come.

It will be all over...

...for you...

...and for me as well.

- Hey what about you?

Why didn't you tell me before,

that there are no breaks at work?

- No one gets a break.

- It is a short season.

The rest of the year is the break.

But we aren't machines.

If we fail to deliver,

machines will replace us.

Everyone gets periods.

But have never seen anyone go through such pain.

Indeed, never seen you going through periods!

I understand what you are going through.

I doubt it.

Else you would be running on a race track.

You cannot finish every race you begin.

And look where have you ended up!

Drink up, you will feel better.

Go ahead, I'll follow.

Ward No. 5 patient has been discharged right?

Yes sir.

Ward No. 3, Ramlal.

Keep him on Ampicillin.

Okay.

Ward No.7, Davre...

Do you have his reports?

I will get it from pathology.

- Dr. Ramakant Borade.

- Pramod Nagarkar, government secretary.

Are you sure, you won't ?

I lost my taste for it while coming here.

Yes, you are right.

- They don't brew it well in these parts.

Tea is now taken for granted.

Like human lives.

Mr. Nagarkar,

I suggest, you don't take the media reports too seriously.

They'll do anything to rake up an issue.

It's their job.

The state administration wants a probe, regardless.

Mr. Nagarkar,

they always have a problem.

In fact, women here, live in...

...extremely unhygienic conditions.

- Unhygienic.

- That's what you should probe.

We doctors are being made scapegoats.

- In fact, this is a serious socio-economic issue.

It requires a larger resolution.

In the last 3 years, in Maharashtra over 4,500...

...wait...

...to be precise,

4605 women have got their uterus removed.

And the rate in Beed is 14 times more than that in the state or country.

In fact,

the actual figures could be more than what's being projected.

I don't know where you get your numbers from.

But to be honest, no woman...

...will undergo hysterectomy, unless there is real suffering.

there may be some doctors,

who conduct illegal procedures.

But I can provide case histories for all my patients.

This lady, Kurlekar was operated...

...in this hospital, right?

Just a minute.

What's the name again?

Shanta Kurlekar.

- Shanta...

Yes!

Shanta Kurlekar.

Bulky cervix...

Cervicitis,

- persistent demand by the patient to ease her pain.

This is as per the report...

Are you recording me?

Err...

no...

Not that it bothers me.

Do expect a circular from the ministry.

I hope...

...you will be truthful.

Sure.

If you are done...

May I leave?

I have patients waiting.

Are you still unwell?

- We can't go on like this. Just let us leave.

- Take back your advance. Can't take this anymore.

Your problems don't concern me.

After receiving all your advances...

...you can't quit mid-way.

You are bound for 6 months.

Do not forget.

I'd rather go to 'Patod' and sell stinking Soybean for Rs.150.

You cannot quit till the season is done.

Get back to work.

- I need to get to a toilet.

You are wasting precious cutting time.

Don't you have toilets for women on periods?

Is this a kindergarten?

- Get used to the open fields.

You don't value good advice.

- I asked you to see Dr. Borade,

- you can live a painless life, like the other women here.

I can arrange for an advance.

- I'll recover it from your earnings.

'This is Shirin Brenkwitz back with the CNN News. '

'Last year's frost and now heavy floods were reported... '

'in several agricultural areas in Brazil, over the weekend. '

'Including coffee and sugarcane production regions. '

'co-operatives and companies expect severe impact, '

'as they assess the situation. '

'Sugar and ethanol maker Sao Martinho SA said that... '

'12,000 hectares of its cane fields... '

- Yes, Makarand. - '... were hit by floods. '

Who did you say was here?

Pramod Nagarkar, a government secretary.

He came in from Mumbai, two days back.

He was making awkward enquiries.

He met Dr. Borade as well.

A regular government official.

Let him do his bit.

A careerist, obsessed with self-preservation.

Forget him, this is more important.

Brazil.

Earlier they were hit by frost, now these flash floods.

They might turn to us for help.

See if we can secure a temporary hike in our export quota.

Sir,

I don't see any issue.

For our ministry, it means more foreign exchange.

I'll get going on this.

Sit...

Acute PMS,

premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

In medical terms, it's called PMDD.

Extreme cramps,

- severe bleeding, irritability.

- It's all because of this issue.

Ideally,

you should avoid heavy physical activities during menstruation.

Your work place is extremely unhygienic.

- So, infection could be the cause for your acute pain.

We can't afford these penalties.

I have no choice, but to work.

How can you risk your health, just to avoid penalties?

We have debts piled up.

My father is unwell too.

Yours is not an uncommon issue.

There are other women with similar problems.

Let's just say,

the uterus is the main source of your ailments.

- I could put you on medications.

But I can't guarantee the infection won't recur.

Doctor,

I am sick of this period pains and cramps.

And,

...I need to see this cutting season through, without any mishaps.

Look,

the basic law of medicine is,

resolve the problem,

get rid of the source.

In your case,

the main source of your ailment...

...is your uterus.

And...

...we have safe surgical facilities.

I am...

...here for medication,

not for an operation.

I am a doctor.

Don't you trust me?

I suggest, you sleep over it.

Meet me at your convenience.

Trust me, it's been a life changing option for many.

Move the kids in, the storm's worsening...

Where is papa?

No idea, I thought he was back.

Where the hell were you?

He sent me to Karande to collect an advance.

Get in.

Come on...

Careful.

Cover him up.

I found him stuck in the storm.

He was having difficulty breathing.

He led me here.

Is he okay?

Should I call for a doctor?

His asthma is acting up.

He will be fine soon.

He has these asthma bouts.

Some water?

Hey hold this.

Lie down.

Take them off.

Okay,

I'll leave then.

See him off.

Sir,

are you from the sugar mills?

No, from Mumbai.

I am here on government work.

So, you must be on their side.

Let's just say, I'm here for all of you.

Does that mean, better conditions for us?

It's not as simple as you think.

There are complications.

- Sugarcane cutters have no real rights.

They are part of the informal sector.

Hence...

legal action becomes difficult.

Been here for long?

This is my first season.

I have a daughter your age.

Don't worry. He will be fine soon.

We are grateful.

Papa...

You are in no condition to cut tomorrow.

You need to rest.

I will be fine by morning.

You get some sleep.

I feel bad...

...for bringing you into this.

- You are wasting away...

I'll make good.

I will look after you all.

How's he?

Not too good. But insisted on making the rotis.

You better get ready to cut.

We can't depend on him anymore.

I don't think I can do this.

Can you do anything at all?

Bloody wastrel!

- We don't have a choice.

- You better get ready.

Don't stand there like a sissy.

Go...

...give mom the rotis.

You took it all out on him.

Poor kid.

I didn't mean to.

I was in my own thoughts.

About what?

I am dreading my next cycle.

What did the doctor say?

He didn't make any sense to me.

Removal of the uterus?

Something to that effect.

The painful cramps...

and the menstrual symptoms...

...could be linked to cancer in the uterus.

He gave me medicines worth Rs.500 a month, post surgery...

...I am relieved of the cramps.

Occasionally, some stomach and back ache.

But now I save wages of 4-5 days every month.

Now, I am used to my new body.

What is it?

I am scared.

Most of us here have done it.

No one wants to take chances with cancer.

And it saves us from pregnancy,

if we should ever get raped.

Have you discussed this with your mother?

Are you aware if she has had this procedure?

Your numbers cannot be substantiated.

Women here, have been undergoing hysterectomies for years now.

How am I connected...

...with their personal matters.

If as you say, these women don't have any medical reports or case history papers...

It makes it difficult for us.

It could be a nexus between the doctors and these contractors.

These cutters,

live in abject poverty.

Uterus or no uterus,

they have to work for a living.

Why would we force them into anything?

This Karande is quite a slippery eel.

He bribes these women with food and health expenses,

- to seal their lips.

Many of these cutters are alcoholics.

They just disappear midway with our advances.

We have to be taskmasters to get them to pay back.

We have more important issues at hand,

than worrying if a woman has a womb or not.

I met the civil surgeon here, Dr. Thorat.

He admitted that they don't have any data.

- We need a detailed survey to get to the roots.

That will take time and manpower.

The mills here on an average...

...earn over 20 thousand crores.

None of it reaches us,

we the contractors, who slog so hard.

And you think...

...only women are victimized?

In fact, we all are.

- Let me draft a circular,

except in emergencies,

every gynaecologist before a hysterectomy...

...is bound to seek permission from a civil surgeon.

I need some time-out.

I have to be back in Mumbai.

Actually, Reema's doctor wants to talk to me.

It's urgent.

I had to do it, right after your brother was born.

It's such a weird thought.

The feeling that we were almost not born.

I'm grateful to you,

for giving birth to us.

I had lost 12 days in three months.

A shortfall of 24 tons of sugarcane.

Who'd pay for the losses?

Your father couldn't object either.

The physical labour took a toll on my body.

I could never produce enough to feed you both.

So Jagan remained malnutritioned.

I hope...

I hope you understand...

Wouldn't it have been better if I were a boy.

Everything would've been so simple.

No pain,

or suffering,

more work hours.

Why do you say such things?

Ma.

I...

...a couple of days ago...

...went to see Dr. Borade.

He said...

...even if I remove my uterus, I'd still be a woman.

Saguna!

Ma,

we need to double our output...

...to compensate for papa's incapacity.

Look...

Saguna...

you are...

you are too young to do that.

you are too young to even cut cane.

You have a full life ahead.

Women do this only after they get married, have children.

There are enough children in this world, Ma.

If everyone thinks this way, you'd never be born.

Anyway it isn't a great idea to bring up children as cane cutters.

Please...

...don't burden me more with this guilt.

He left even before he could start what he came for.

That's our government for you.

Hogwash!

Small villages mean nothing to them.

Anyway, no politician can change our lives.

- My father needs medical aid.

- He is not capable of work anymore.

Then you work longer hours.

Your father was briefed before the season started.

Get back to work.

I want to meet the chairman of this mill.

The chairman doesn't meet labour.

Okay, then I quit.

I'll pull my family out too.

I am warning you,

you are inviting penalties,

more than what you've earned.

Your father is sick.

You should be more responsible now.

Stop acting like a labour union leader.

Every hour matters.

You have just two months... to make up for all the losses.

Bloody imbeciles,

you fell short by 4 tons last week.

- Who the hell is going to compensate?

Get going with this.

Karande,

disgruntled labourers are your headache.

You have no idea what it took to get an interim hike in exports to Brazil.

We need to rev up production.

- Can't afford any more hiccups.

Yes, Joglekar.

Sir, deploying machines to cut sugarcane,

is not feasible.

A single machine will cost us over 2 crores.

Add another 32% import duty.

How's it going to work?

Can we procure one on lease for a while?

- Karande, my man...

...imagine I put up a cutting machine,

the most frightening...

...scarecrow in the fields.

That's the best I can do for you.

Karande sounded threatening.

If you continue to protest,

we stand to lose everything.

What's happening?

Kasbe vanished last night.

The same guy who had a scuffle with Karande.

Good for him.

Not for his wife, Sarla.

He left her behind, to face Karande's wrath.

It feels more like a prison camp, than a field.

The days are getting colder.

You need some warm clothes, at least in the mornings.

The cold doesn't bother me...

...as much as my upcoming period.

It's no time for this.

I will booze at leisure.

Don't attempt to distract me with this.

You got me wrong.

To be honest,

I have performed less than 10 surgeries this month.

I can hardly offer anything this time.

- You need to canvas better.

Look,

believe it...

...or not.

I don't care.

It's not easy for me either.

I have 32 members of an extended family to support.

Sure, some of them work for you as nurses and compounders.

My in-laws think, I am into...

...unethical practices.

Let's put it very simply.

If you don't do it, others will.

Yes,

...there are enough quacks around.

Precisely why I refer my cases to you.

It's not a good feeling...

...to be seen...

...as an evil profiteer.

Look...

I do it more as a socio-economic responsibility.

Cut your soul cleansing bullshit.

I need my commission.

Have it sent by tomorrow.

"With her kid wrapped around her waist. "

"And the child's feed spilt over her clothes. "

"She comes to work with a bundle of dreams... "

"... only to end up slogging at the cane fields. "

"Let's get into the groove for the days ahead. "

"Let's all march to the sugarcane field, "

"And see us all through a great season of yield. "

- Careful... could be some wild animal or panther.

Kasbe!

Stop thinking about it.

- Keep cutting.

The cops took charge of the body just this morning.

I couldn't bear to see Sarla in this state.

She must be going through hell.

But you said, he had run away?

They say, he was stopped while boarding a bus.

Who stopped him?

Karande!

They got into a brawl.

You are right.

This indeed is a prison,

- with no escape.

Papa is quite upset.

We were penalized for 2 days.

It's like the sugar industry's well-being is dependent on my ill-health.

No one here wants to fight.

It's all taken for granted.

They already have children.

Now they don't want to miss out on their wages

I was worried about papa.

And now, you.

We can't go on like this.

I want to be free of this body.

It's a curse.

Physical and financial.

I've carefully weighed the pros and cons.

We'd rather gain something,

than lose everything.

You...

What are you going to do?

You...

Don't say anything to Ma.

You just...

...have to handle it for 3 days.

Okay?

- Okay...

And...

...put in extra hours of work this week.

Then I'll see it through to the end of the season.

- Sorry, I took so long.

The doctor has suggested kidney transplant for Reema.

- Of course we need to wait for the right donor.

I understand the emergency.

Don't worry. She will be alright.

Why did you keep this from me?

...that you are Deshpande's niece.

Where did you learn this?

That's not the point.

Deshpande is using it against you.

"My estranged niece has turned hostile. "

That doesn't absolve him in any way.

Maybe, but I am trapped between...

...the Women's Commission and sugar barons.

Whatever, Deshpande can't avoid one meeting with you.

This machine here...

is equipped to cut 200 tons of cane a day.

And it doesn't suffer from menstrual cycles.

Your surgery expense will be looked after.

Dr. Borade will handle it.

I will reimburse it before the end of the season.

Forget the money,

you can do better than that.

Thanks,

I'd rather pay back with money.

It's alright, she is my wife.

We can talk.

No need to panic.

Many girls of your age have gone through this.

- And happily adding to their earnings.

The sweetness of their sugar depends on the bitter pills we swallow.

Think of the pain and trauma you will be rid of forever.

Don't worry about loss of days at work.

- You'll more than make up for it.

- Take good care...

...and rest well.

Just 3 days and you'll bounce back.

'Pain, nausea, cramps in stomach, '

'mood swings, '

'hot flushes, '

'will all be a thing of the past. '

[Saguna. ]

Hey,

where is Saguna?

I haven't seen her since morning.

Hasn't gone back to the camp, has she?

Hey Jagan...

...is something wrong?

Excuse me!

- I am here for my daughter. - Sorry.

I have been here for 3 hours now.

You can't see her without doctor's orders.

You can't stop me from meeting my own daughter.

- I am sorry, you can't. - I am not leaving till I see her.

Is she alright?

Don't blame me...

...for crushing a life...

...yet to be born.

Better than to crush the life...

...we are already living, right ma?

Like papa says,

What use is the future...

...if there is no present?

A dysfunctional body,

or a dysfunctional life?

You made a choice years ago!

You are standing in the centre of a 100 thousand crore industry.

There are 10 lakh sugarcane cutters in Maharashtra.

Over...

...half of them from Beed.

This industry doesn't need...

...to resort to such cheap tactics.

We have figures from the civil right associations.

The hysterectomy rate in Beed is 14% more than the rest of the state.

Your women's commission can say what it wants.

Can they prove, that any of these women were forced to undergo hysterectomy?

The workers want to make the most of the cutting season.

They do it voluntarily.

Why drag us into this?

Look, Mr. Deshpande...

- It's become a routine for government officials like you,

to rake up such issues, to cover-up your inefficiencies,

and divert people's attention.

Instead the government should help us with favorable policies.

As the world's second largest sugar export country,

we do not deserve to be made scapegoats of.

You can't brush it away so easily, Deshpande.

This is causing serious outrage.

You have kids, Mr. Nagarkar?

A daughter...

Nice!

I am sure, she loves Swiss chocolates.

It's made using the sugar I manufacture.

Your interference,

will surely make these chocolates more bitter.

- Tell Manisha madam,

that if she really cares for the poor,

then fight for the state's welfare.

- Banning things just feeds the vanity of the liberals.

For once, do something that hurts you...

...and not blindly follow orders of the fashionable upper classes.

- Nagarkar...

Try skipping a meal, a cube of sugar less in your tea,

and see the change.

'When Google, Apple and Facebook, '

'encourage their female employees, to freeze their eggs, '

'for a mere 10,000 USD... '

'... so as not to lose out on working days. '

'Then why this hypocrisy in our country?'

'Economy is at the heart of many of our seemingly awful practices. '

'These can't be wished away by the elite, '

'just because they believe out of the goodness of their heart, '

'that they can be banished by writs. '

Don't entertain Karande.

We can do without his obligations.

I will pay back the money for my operation.

When I spoke with him,

he was hinting at,

settling down with you.

You want me to spend the rest of my life...

...with a man who exploits women?

I don't know if...

...I could've stopped her.

But it was an emergency, I had to rush back...

...for my daughter.

You don't have to feel bad.

We all compromise.

Right.

I still can't figure how to fight Deshpande's theories.

May I ask something of you?

Sure.

I thought of it all night.

To sponsor Suguna's education.

I mean,

that's what I wish to do.

- Would you let her come with me to Mumbai?

Are you doing this for her?

or is it the guilt?

- Are you sure you want to do this?

Will you...

...survive without me?

Watch me!

Here, this is for you.

- No please don't. - Keep it.

You can be in touch with your daughter.

You are the man of the house now!

- I'll take that.

It's okay.

Come along.

I'll take that.

Sit.

Goodbye!

- How's your daughter?

- What did the doctor say?

- She'll pull through.

- Kidney replacement is the only way out.

- We need to wait for the right match.

- Don't worry.

- She'll make it.

- She will be happy to meet you.

- My first major decision, as an adult...

...never to be a mother.

Given a choice,

maybe never be born as a woman again.

It's strange...

...our bodies...

...can be dismembered, to suit so many people...

...and the lives we choose to live.

All I wish to say is,

may there never be another Saguna, ever.