The book explores the shifting perceptions on the body and the self in the Indian socio-cultural and cultural situations from the psychological angle as reflected in the fictional work of Sudhir Kakar. It analyzes the themes of gender, sexuality and subjectivity in the selective novels of Sudhir Kakar. Sudhir Kakar is an Indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion. His essays and novels are prescribed in many Indian universities. The novels taken up for study include The Ascetic of Desire, Ecstasy, and Mira and Mahatma, the most important works of the author. The subject matter of the book has been divided into seven chapter, each dealing with a particular aspect of the works of Sudhir Kakar. The book is well-structured and provides focused analysis of each topic. The book is rich with references from the novels taken up for study. There is a Bibliography at the end of the book for further study.