A Summary Of The Short Story Karma?

Karma is a short story about the relationships between men and women, and the things that separates them. We hear about the view of the Indian society, and India’s former colonial power England. After India became independent again a new Indian culture needed to rise, and this wasn’t easy.
The short story “Karma”, written by Kushwant Singh in 1950, has captured this frustration whether the Indians should embrace the British culture or rediscover their own culture.
In the short story we follow Sir Mohan Lal, a very rich and powerfull man. The population is very distinguished, and the difference between rich and poor is enormous. The Indian society it is segregated in castes, which is different social classes. The population is therefor, treated unequal, and not everyone have the chance to become something else.

Many places in India the men suppress the women. In the short story we are introduced to an Indian man and his wife where the man is "the master".
The main character is Sir Mohan Lal. He is a very well cared man, who appearance means a lot to, He describes himself as a “distinguished, efficient – even handsome” man. Mohan Lal is a very unusual native Indian. He doesn't see himself as being an Indian, and feels superior to all Indians although he is one himself. He even feels superior to his own wife, Lachmi, who is also a native Indian

He only uses her to satisfy him, and she is characterized just as the waiters. “I am with my master, brother” says Lachmi to a bearer. This indicates that the sex roles are determined, and Lachmi is less worth than Sir Mohan himself. Even though they are separated in the train, and they sleep in different bedrooms, they are still married. But that doesn’t stop Sir Mohan from calling Lachmi “obese, old and smelling of sweat and raw onion”. Lachmi is despite as a typical Indian woman, how impress the Indian culture and enjoys the food and she even dresses as an Indian