Laced with cogent sensual visions of 'straight orientation' with India as its base, the novella contains the escapades of a man from Punjab living as a 'forced bachelor' on 'punishment posting' in a state capital of south India&46; His first love is a tribal woman living in the city for livelihood&46; Then there are more 'lilies' coming his way, in a suspenseful manner all haunted by the vagaries of grassroots level Indian social norms&46; The novella portraits the covert play of sensuality in the 'salad culture' of India, whereby the people professing various social groups, present real unity in diversity on sensual front&46; The focus is on the helplessness of the Indian woman in the face 9781456782979