Indian Tango

2011 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Literary (Adult Fiction)
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Set in Delhi against a background of monsoon rains and the general election that would see Sonia Gandhi briefly head a coalition government, a visiting writer becomes obsessed by a woman glimpsed on the street. As this unconventional relationship develops, the cost of pursuing passion and desire in a vibrant but deeply conservative society comes into sharp focus and a sometimes bitter, always moving meditation on the limitations of social conventions builds to a powerful and stunning conclusion.