The Red Carpet Author:Lavanya Sankaran The Red Carpet is an extraordinarily enjoyable, witty, and humane collection of stories as rich and absorbing as any novel. From traditional Indian Mothers urging their Westernized children towards marriage, caste-bound chauffeurs and Anglo-Indian convent teachers, to sexual permissiveness, first-class flights, sushi, cocktails and rebellion, L... more »avanya Sankaran subverts familiar themes of family, love and cultural identity in an outstanding debut.« less