This is a beautiful treatise to the flavours of loneliness. It is a work that talks of the fallacy of the idea of being detached and what keeps people aloof and alone. The story progresses into our protagonist discovering that detachment actually lies in taking action and his rise to prestige as he takes a stand for people is endearing. 

Arun Joshi nails it in this one which is a commentary on capitalism, human suffering and the false notion that nothing matters and it is better to only mind one’s own business. The story talks of the need for human connection. The two parallel timelines are very cleverly placed and the story remains largely unpredictable