 His mother, Sheila, the daughter of a police inspector, was born in India and moved to Africa after marrying Ashok.Both Vikram and his younger sister, Deepa, were also born in Africa and reside in the town of Nakuru.While Ashok strives to emulate the British colonists, their maternal uncle Mahesh disrupts their household with his support for the radical Mau Mau group seeking to overturn British rule.