Urban Shots: Crossroads presents sharply etched portraits of daily life in contemporary Indian cities. These stories range from the lyrical to the devastating and never once flinch at the ugliness which pervades urban India s social tapestry. The heart-warming Song of the Summer Bird is an ode to childhood; Gautam Gargoyle is a searing look at a man s quest to fit in at work; and Crossroads succinctly captures a man s divided affection between his wife and a seductress.