Summary

In Chapter 7, Kailash, Cai, and Maya go to the Guggenheim Museum to see an exhibition by Chinese artist Liu Huong. Kailash feels that Maya dislikes him, but he does not know why. The art at the exhibit all evoke a sense of tragedy and destruction in relation to the atrocities of the Mao regime. Kailash finds the art deeply affecting. Kailash becomes interested in the interplay of political ideas between India and China. Kailash asks Ehsaan if he can acquire funding from the university to travel to China for research. Ehsaan approves of the idea and agrees to recommend Kailash for funding. Cai Yan is excited by the idea, and she recommends that Kailash visit her parents while he is in China. Kailash and Cai Yan’s relationship proceeds to grow more emotionally intimate, and they continue to be sexually active with each other...