It is the 1970s, pre-liberalization Delhi. Sanju, a shy ten-year-old boy, lives with his grandparents in a Delhi Colony while his parents work abroad. A close relative, Uncle Musto, begins a love affair that leads to division and discord in the family. Long-suppressed secrets come to light, and Sanju sees and hears things that change him forever.

'Uncle Musto Takes a Mistress' won a 2009 PEN/O. Henry Prize. Mohan's story 'The Railway Aunty' was published in Delhi Noir, part of the renowned urban noir series from Akashic Books that was brought to India by HarperCollins.