It’s been over six years since Amitabha Bagchi’s debut novel, Above Average, a story about a middle-class boy, who must balance his parent’s ambitions to secure a financially stable future for their son, with his own yearning to be the drummer of a rock band was released. Bagchi, who lives in Delhi, tells us about his latest work, The Householder, which he found time to write between new-daddy duty and working as an Assistant Professor in IIT, Delhi. Excerpts from the interview:

The Householder by Amitabha Bagchi; R399; HarperCollins. Available in leading bookstores.