India, Aug. 22 -- Set in Bangalore during the pandemic in 2021, Biman Nath's The Whistleblower's Wife features two unlikely women - one who had accused a scientist of sexual harassment and the accused man Dr Aditya Sen's estranged wife, Madhuri. The duo, who come together following Sen's uncharacteristic suicide attempt, find themselves at the intersection of bureaucracy, power politics, and scientific research, even as they attempt to process their personal feelings and failings.

The story begins with Aditya Sen, a virologist working on the Covid-19 vaccine, being in a coma. His wife Madhuri had left after a student accused him of sexual harassment. Officials at the university where Sen worked claim his personal life - separation from h...