The World is flat.

And India unabashedly embraces western culture and capitalism.

Eimona—"anomie" in reverse—is the tale of a future already happening to India.

Eighty-four-year-old Subbu’s world has gone topsy-turvy. The normal is now the abnormal, and the abnormal, the normal. With distant amusement and mischief, he watches the New India of stock options, freshly minted millionaires, prenuptial agreements and layoffs. About his only interest in life is his eight year old great-granddaughter, Maya. Overwhelming doubt characterises the life of Bharat, Subbu’s grandson. A successful investment manager, he becomes a millionaire through stock options. Indu, Bharat’s wife, is young, attractive, successful and filled with certitude that contrasts her husband’s uncertainty. Her views are constantly in conflict with Subbu’s. Maya, Bharat’s daughter, does not understand why she has to chat online, play games on the Internet, and attend a multitude of classes from karate training to dancing. A tiny voice keeps urging Subbu to flee from the dystopian world of eerie loneliness, fear and disconnectedness.

Combining sharp observation with stylish satire, Eimona is the definitive story of this “electronified” generation.

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