In Chitruru, villagers get on with their day until magical happenstances — giant water serpents, cursed weddings, pregnant men — uproot the social norms. A couple struggles with their marriage when a giant water serpent poisons the water. A newcomer to the town moves into a strange house, only to find the floor sometimes turns into lotus-filled water puddles. A man, who cannot seem to fall in love, wishes for a child and has to carry one instead…

The collection focuses on the domestic lives of individuals and explores how each person; whether a restaurant owner, the city chief, or the apothecary; reacts to strange events—mundane or magical. The collection explores themes of gender, identity, societal expectations, and the longing to belong. 

With inspiration from popular Hindu Myths, such as Krishna fighting the Kaliya, or Jarasandha born from the two halves of a split apple, the collection tells the stories of people often left out of Hindu mythology: rebellious, heroic women; people in the LGBTQIA+ community; and ordinary individuals who take on divine challenges.