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Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee follows Anjali Bose, a young woman from a small, traditional village in India, who relocates to the bustling, modern metropolis of Bangalore, encouraged by her American expatriate teacher, Peter Champion. Amid Bangalore's fast-paced, Americanized environment, Anjali navigates cultural and personal challenges to forge a new, independent identity. The novel contains scenes involving sexual violence.