It is this milieu that forms the setting of Sundar Sarukkai’s second novel, Water Days. Water Days aspires to, and indeed does, fill this gap; so much so that any reader who has lived through this time is bound to feel nostalgic for the Bengaluru that was. Also Read | Baksho Bondi: Behind the Bengali indie film’s journey to the 75th BerlinaleThe plot of Water Days pivots on the transformations of a Brahmin family from Udupi. Water Days By Sundar Sarukkai Tranquebar Pages: 320 Price: Rs.499The first blow to Raghavendra’s naïve beliefs comes when he discovers that Nagaraj—partner in his ambitious detective agency—runs a chit fund scam. Interestingly, although there is a commentary on the motley accents and varied levels of spoken Kannada in Bengaluru, Sarukkai does not try to write in changing accents.