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Liked It “A merciless and razor witted satire on Indian politics at a village level, told from the perspective of one who fancies himself an educated urban intellectual. |
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“greatest satirical novel ever written in Hindi”
Ashutosh S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A merciless and razor witted satire on Indian politics at a village level, told from the perspective of one who fancies himself an educated urban intellectual.
cdevesh wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Hindi prose doesn't get any funnier.”
“This book is a unique in its genre. You can start at any page and can't stop bursting at seams. Not a single page is dull or boring. You can find all techniques of politics and related activities practiced in India in this single book. The detailing and perspective is amazing and unique. I have bought this book 3 times and every time it has been tattered due to excessive reading by me and my friends. Gem of a book.”
Kushal wrote this review Saturday, March 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A shining jewel of post-1947 Hindi literature. The English translation by Gillian Wright is adequate, but I am fortunate to have read the Hindi original. The satire is pungent, the humour brilliant, characters realistic. Was an equally popular TV series way back in the early Eighties. One for the ages.”
Arun wrote this review Friday, September 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the rare books in Hindi with meaningful satire!”
ahobhaav wrote this review Monday, September 17 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The best book. How simply Sri Lal Shukla has sketched the Indian political system and that too in a great humorous way. Have you noticed there was only 1 female character in the book (Bela). I wonder if this is the reason girls dont like this book. :)”
Rahul wrote this review Thursday, September 6 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Simply THE BEST”
amitsundriyal wrote this review Tuesday, September 4 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of the finest political satire on Indian political system. This is a book written with in the 10 years of the independence, but the description of the system and its nuances are so relevant even today”
deepaksar wrote this review Wednesday, August 22 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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