With TEA – 20, Vinod carves a niche for himself and possibly for many of the NextGen middleclass Indian-English writers. Stories are short, without any pretense of intellectual elitism and are, most importantly, Indian in genre.
For the autobiography aficionados especially the wannabes who look forward to making it big in the journalistic terrain, it is an eye opener in ways more than one!
And now that the gods have come and gone, allow my art to share my share of prejudices, biases, contempt and beliefs (see how we have been taught to name each differently).
Merging the power of IT and the immense energy that can be extracted from renewable resources, Jeremy Rifkin, the founder and President of Foundation on Economic Trends has come up with the model for an ecstatic 3rd Industrial Revolution.
Bhutto’s presence in India was an emotional and a very important step towards building the relationship between the two Countries at this juncture! With brief introductions, Karan Thappar, set the ball rolling by plunging straight into the discussion of the current state of Pakistan!
What generated even greater interest around this book was Simeon’s own involvement in the underground movement during his college days. The book though a fictionalised account draws its materials heavily from the history of those times.
What started as a discussion slowly turned out to be a debate – I on one side
and all the others pitted against me. I refuted many of their arguments of attributing scientific reasons behind every Hindu practice – religious or social. In the process I left them confused.
Next, he lands in Iran and he is now just one step away from his final destination. Iran figures on Aatish’s itinerary because of its Islamic Revolution. As he tries to engage and interact with dissent groups in Iran, he lands himself in trouble with the ruling establishment; though he does eventually manage to bail himself out of trouble. At last, he manages to reach Pakistan.
