Louisiana Catch

Dedication

DEDICATION

For Rashi Singhvi Baid, Nirav Patel, and Jaya Sharan

This one’s for you. And you know why.

Also by Sweta Srivastava Vikram

POETRY

Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey with Colors

Because All is Not Lost: Verse on Grief

Beyond the Scent of Sorrow

No Ocean Here: Stories in Verse about Women from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East

Wet Silence: Poems about Hindu Widows

Saris and a Single Malt

FICTION

Perfectly Untraditional

Dramatis Personae

Ahana Chopra

Women’s rights advocate in New Delhi, India

Amanda

Member of the online therapy group

Athena

Ahana’s Shih Tzu

Baburao

Ahana’s driver in New Delhi

Megan Black

PR Head, Shine On

Chutney

Mumma’s youngest sister, who lives in New Delhi

Crystal

Rohan Brady’s assistant

Jay Dubois

Ahana’s colleague in online therapy

Sarah Goldstein

Professor at Columbia University

Dev Khanna

Ahana’s ex-husband in New Delhi

Lakshmi

Domestic help at Ahana’s parents’ house in New Delhi

Masi

Mumma’s sister, who lives in New Orleans

Mausa

Husband of Masi

Michael Hedick

Rohan Brady’s boss in the US (“Dracula”)

Naina

Ahana’s cousin, daughter of Masi

Rohan Brady

Publicist in NYC and NOLA, and Ahana’s conference colleague

Josh Rossi

Cop in NYC and Naina’s fiancé

Shelly Roy

Executive Director, Freedom Movement

Socrates

Rohan Brady’s Golden Retriever

Tanya

Member of the online therapy group