India Shining, India Changing. Contemporary Stories (ISBN Edizioni, Westland/Tranquebar, 2009):

'Sonia Faleiro’s piece on the incredible transsexual community in Mumbai, is a superbly layered story of darkness, melancholy, resilience and longing. It is also a sharp comment on the murky underbelly of human nature.'

— Deccan Herald

'Sonia Faleiro's essay exposes the hijra community with all the power of an 8-car pile-up.'

— The Hindu