KalpavrikshaPaperback, 6 April 2019

They claim him as kin. They say he owes them. But when Ram's past collides with his present over the course of a single night, he must decide what goes and what stays in a heart divided by cultures. Against the backdrop of a police crackdown on Dalits and the riot raging just outside the wedding hall where his nephew is celebrating his marriage, Ram is forced to choose between his need to connect and his desire to remain apart. During a night full of secrets revealed and oppression uncovered, the city burns, and Ram must come to grips with the nature of kinship. Can we choose family? What do we really owe one another? What is the meaning of home?