The novel explores facets of growing up in the 21st century where life involves the clash of two cultures: an old world one, still prevalent in small towns in India, and the other, a snazzy, snap-it-up lifestyle that has come to characterise the metros. The story is about characters that are caught up in this clash and struggle to ind their way about. And out. In the midst of this lux is a still centre, call it loneliness or self-realization.