It is a fictional novel based on some fictional characters. The protagonist of the novel, Subhra Shatadal was a very beautiful lady who lived a long and eventful life with many ups and downs. Why she was punished with severity by the Almighty had been a mystery for her great grandson-in law Kanak Barua for a long time. However, he came to know about her alleged confession of her guilt to a relative of Subhra Shatadal at her dying bed a few months before Kanak Barua married Alpana, the great grand daughter of the protagonist.