On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.

It was an extraordinary news story.

The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,

mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.

One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for Lucan.

It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime.

I'm Alex von Tundselman.

This is The Lucan Obsession.

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The last few decades have seen monumental changes in India, economically, socially and politically.

But how is that reflected in its contemporary literature? On today's open book, we'll be discussing

exactly that with not one but three debut writers whose work gives voice to a new generation.

These stories are set against the constant flux and shifting tensions of today, while also

being in dialogue with the country's complex past and legacies.

I'm delighted to say I'm joined here in the studio by Shantanu Batacharya, and down the line

from Mumbai is Anandita Ghosh

and from Washington is Sonal Kholi. Welcome all of you and thanks for joining us.

Thanks for having me.

Thank you. Before we get to talking about your books in more detail, I have a question.

Traditionally, when Indian writers have found Western audiences, they've been forced into a role of a sort of cultural translator for those foreign readers.

And I wonder, do you feel like things are different for you as writers today?

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