So declares Ahishor Frances, auteur film-maker-turned-cultural messiah, as he launches the ideological
movement that sparks Times of Strife. Backed by a mysterious investor, Ahishor uses liberal ideas
as never before, for the dismantling of traditional thought. Unsparing even of his own family, he
labels the sexual harassers, the domestic tyrants and the secretly casteist among us, to the delight
of his followers, the chagrin of his victims and the amusement of certain others.
Also tearing apart her near and dear while racing towards her goal of spiritual mastery, is Maithili
Krishna, once a young actress whom many desired, now a devotee of Sadhguru Narayanan, perhaps
the country's most sophisticated god-man.
But Ahishor has Narayanan in his crosshairs, and has chosen his allies for the task. As the inevitable
clash sets up, how many will come to grief in the frenzy of the times? And what can Sasha, the
peacemaker, achieve?
Moving between the streets of Versova and the private enclaves of New Delhi, Times of Ferment
and Times of Strife, the two volumes comprising The Outraged, speak of the raging ideological
wars of our day-and the wounded humanity at the heart of it all.
