When sixteen-year-old Sajal’s world is torn apart by the partition of 1947, her only constant is the scent of motia—the jasmine flower her father once wove into crowns for her.

As violence consumes Faridkot, Sajal’s family flees toward the promise of Pakistan, but safety comes at a terrible cost. What begins as a desperate migration becomes a journey of survival through loss, captivity, and resilience. From the haunting silence of refugee camps to the confined walls of a trafficker’s house, Sajal’s life fractures and reforms, piece by piece, around the memory of her father and the fragile blooms she carries with her.

In a world reshaped by borders and betrayal, Motia is a story of endurance, womanhood, and rebirth. It is the story of a girl who plants her pain in the soil of a new land—and learns that even after everything burns, motia can still bloom.