India is a democracy, world's largest in fact! But what if, India wasn't a democracy? What if in 2018, there was a military coup? What if India's dictator brought a law stating that "Any and every offence shall and will be a death sentence" ? Tackling these questions with other questions like Environment Degradation, Food and Water Scarcity is the short story: The Day Was Of August This story narrates the struggle for life of Mona, and her child Nikhil. Will Mona be able to find her missing brother? Will she be able to save her child? Will they survive?