This anthology illustrates the daily trials and tribulations experienced by those living in Delhi, India. The various authors of these short stories are in their twenties, and live in many of the different neighbourhoods illustrated here. This book has been translated from Hindi into English by Shveta Sarda.

'This collection chronicles the loss of home and livelihood through urban eviction; encounters with the agencies of the state; love stories gone awry; the fragility of relationships; and the sustained effort to build life in anticipation of beauty and pleasure. The writers draw from experiences, events and biographies, part fictive, part documentary, to inscribe an image of the city that is rarely available. There is a yearning in their writings for the expression of the poetic and the allegorical alongside the harshness of everyday existence.' (Excerpt from front flap)