Set in Mumbai during the Hindu-Muslim conflict of the early 1990s, The Fourth Passenger is the story of four women raised with traditional Indian values, whose partnership give them the temerity to stand up against religious extremism. Having reached their thirties and disillusioned with their lives and husbands, their decision to open an urban food stand is mingled with their memories of a distant past when two of them loved the same man. But, in order to establish their fledgling business, they must contend with individual temperament, extortionists, ruthless competitors, and most importantly, the prevailing religious intolerance. Mini Nair is the author of an illustrated middle-grade children's book, a biography of a noted pharmaceutical scientist, and a novel. Her story idea on the subject of illegal embryo sex selection became the basis for a film produced for the non-profit organization Population First, Mumbai. She is an avid cook who resides with her family and twin daughters in the city of her birth.
