The statement is, in a sense, key to helping us understand the aim of this, her new collection of tales. In the same character’s words: “When I am on Juhu Beach I remember Beach Boy (acclaimed novel by Ardashir Vakil), when I say ‘chawl’ I remember (Kiran Nagarkar’s) Ravan and Eddie, when I think ‘dance bar’ I remember (Suketu Mehta’s) Maximum City....”