That's very hard to say. But the chapter I feel strongly about is the change in our young generation from a 'ma' generation to a 'me' generation, where one letter of the alphabet can make such a big difference in attitudes. The whole idea of family as we know it is under threat. But I hope it never crumbles.

Was the planning of the book difficult because the book has so many thoughts?

I wouldn't say difficult because I sometimes joke that it probably was a book that I've been writing for the last 60 years, from the time I was in my mother's womb! India has such a high impact on those who live here and who are sensitive to the changes happening here. The book wrote itself. Once I started, it was like a dam had broken. There was just so much material. The difficult part was when to stop. I could easily have written this book for two years and I still wouldn't have covered it all.

Photograph: Shobhaa De in her south Mumbai home

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