"I have a detective who lives in Vile Parle East. She can't get any more Indian," says writer Kalpana Swaminathan about Lalli, who was born in a short story she wrote in 1997, before the feisty sleuth in her sixties commanded an entire series. This Saturday, Swaminathan will discuss the difficulties and specificities of being a detective in India through Lalli's world. At the talk, participants can also get their hands on Murder in Seven Acts, Swaminathan's seventh book in the Lalli series.