My Father’s Garden
“Spanning half a life, My Father’s Garden tells the story of a young doctor the unnamed narrator as he negotiates love and sexuality, his need for companionship, and the burdens of memory and familial expectation. The opening section, ‘Lover’, finds him studying medicine in Jamshedpur. At college, he discovers an all-consuming passion for Samir, a junior, who possesses his body, mind and heart.