Before World War II started, Muncherji had established his credentials as an authentic nudist. Coomie, a young widow, made love to her tabla master. Dina could have written Fifty Shades of Grey in 1970. Katy and Moti, who fantasized about their bridal nights daily for a decade after puberty, had their collective hopes dashed in half a minute. The octogenarian Jamshedji was proud to produce an heir, even though half of Navsari knew the identity of the biological father. And Freny sacrificed her modesty attempting to save the life of her married lover. All of this happened more than 40......