Rishtedarer Kanta by Narayan Sanyal [Hardcover]

Basu says: "Listen, Tuku, you're young and inexperienced. The incident at your home follows a very familiar pattern seen across eras and nations. It’s the same story: an elderly wealthy person, often widowed and childless, falls ill. Distant relatives, driven by greed, converge. Those who were caring for the elder are pushed aside under various pretexts. The neighbors merely sigh in helplessness.

Once the control of the 'boat' (property) is secured, these relatives claim that the elderly person has lost mental stability and can no longer manage their wealth. The court appoints one of them as the custodian of the property. This marks the end of Act One. In Act Two, the elder is sent off to a recovery center, nursing home, or sometimes even a mental asylum. The infamous tale of the Arab's camel is repeated, as the greedy relatives take permanent control of the property—while the elder becomes an outsider to their own possessions."