Set largely amidst the independent film community of Mumbai, Times of Ferment, Book 1 of The Outraged, reveals the conflicts that confront Indian liberals--both the hypocritical and those that want to bring about social change--in the wake of the right wing's ascent to power.
The protagonists include brilliant film-maker and idealist Ahishor Frances, who's attacked because he exposes 'Navy Baba', a God-man, as a fraud; young actress Maithili...