Rohan Dahiya

It was while working on a serious book project that Delhi-based author Rohan Dahiya started working on The Bitter Pill Social Club. He thought that some light writing would help him disconnect with the heaviness of life. "But soon, it became less of a joke, and more honest. Suddenly, it wasn't just me laughing at people," says the 26-year-old. The book takes a look at the lives of the Kocchar family, where it's less about family and more about personal agenda. It's when the grandfather tries to get them together that all hell breaks loose. As we read it, we can imagine the Delhi characters that may or may not have inspired the book, and, when we ask Dahiya about it, he doesn't answer in the negative.