Sitting across the table at an Andheri hotel from this writer, Maia Kincaid just takes a few minutes before declaring, "she says she would love to have a second cat in the house. She will hiss at her first of course, but will eventually like to have someone to show the ropes to."

The 'she' here, is the writer's first cat, who is back at home but seems to have connected with Kincaid telepathically. One, who Kincaid says, describes herself as 'elegant and the woman responsible for keeping the house in order'.