The book written by Anup Shukla is about common people sitting on a culvert(puliya) situated near Vehicle Factory, Jablpur (M.P) in India. The author speaks daily with persons sitting on puliya and writes about them. The book is collection of interviews with such common people who met with him sitting on puliya over a period of around one year. It depicts various shades of daily life of common people fighting for their livelihood. Each individual is unique and has a story of its own.