‘Antar’: Every identity matters

The novel follows the coming of age of a gay man, Shabda.

Ramesh Sayan’s debut novel ‘Antar’ is about reflections of a gay man, starting from his childhood to his youth. It starts with a monologue of a boy, Shabda, who has recently turned a teen and struggles with the changes in his own body. The novel’s setting at the beginning is a rural village in Nepal, and the characters are Shabda, his family members, school friends and a few villagers.