Somnath Batabyal Occidentally Yours Upon being told ‘go write some sex’ By Somnath Batabyal Sex has been on my mind. Yes, even more than usual. Though not in the regular sort of way. What has been bothering me these days about this infernal three letter word is writing about it. Recently, I was commissioned to pen a longish fiction work, usually known as the novel. The publisher gave me the money on the promise that it be a realist, grim narrative of everyday urban life in Indian cities. While accepting the contract, I had no idea it would involve writing about sex. I mean, honestly, how many...