In the shadow of the Western Ghats, in a village where caste is destiny and power is absolute, fifteen-year-old Arumugham commits the unforgivable sin: he accidentally touches an upper-caste girl.

The punishment is thirty lashes. His father takes twenty-three of them himself. The next day, broken and bleeding, the father descends into a manhole to feed his family—and never comes out alive.

What follows is a cascade of cruelty that strips Arumugham of everyone he loves. His sister, sold for revenge. His mother, swallowed by the river. His home, his hope, his very humanity—all taken by a headman who calls himself a king and rules with whip and fire.

Left for dead at the edge of the forest, Arumugham makes a single vow: he will burn their world to ashes.

But revenge has a price. And the fire he has nurtured for so long may consume more than just his enemies.

Dusts of Dalhi, is a sweeping saga of love and loss, cruelty and courage, vengeance and redemption—a story that will break your heart, then set it ablaze.