India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.

The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.

My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.