The novel portrays the various events that greatly influenced the author's life during the 40 years spent in New Delhi, since 1962.

The novel has as protagonist a leftist Kerala youth, named Sahadevan, who had the shock of his life when he landed in Delhi to hear the news of Chinese attack on India.

[1] It was translated from Malayalam by Fathima E. V. and Nandakumar K. under the title Delhi: A Soliloquy.

The novel was inspired by various events that greatly influenced the author's life during the 40 years spent in New Delhi, since 1962.

Baby on 1 November 2011, at a cultural festival organised in connection with the 13th DC International Book Fair.