The story is set in an urban city of Bengaluru. Kartik challenges Aarav to come to a graveyard in the eerie hours of night. Here they encounter burglars and while escaping they stumble upon a quaint brass vessel with gold coins sparking a detective zeal in the children.
As the children and their grandparents start their journey, there unwinds one story after another – each as a result of a conversation, argument, random mention of a word – Ajja and Ajji open up their Story Bag and they have the immediate attention of the children through the travels and their stay at Mayawati.
Young Leela is growing up under the watchful albeit strict gaze of her grandmother (having lost her mother early on and her father working in another town).
Leela is curious about the freedom struggle unfolding in the rest of the country and is fascinated by Mahatma Gandhi.
Living with Adi is a very different book from the ones I usually read. It revolves around the hardships faced by the innocent teen, Adi Krishnan who has ASD.
What would happen if an old, English teacher cum author stumbled upon the not so accidental death of her students and was coming closer to the truth?
The book revolves around the adventures of Siliguri – a talented young ghost and his human friend, Kachori – a ghostbuster!