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Autobiography of a Mad Nation
by
Sriram Karri
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"I was born in a mentally retarded nation." - Thus begins this provocative, stylish, and racy literary rant against India by a twenty-four-year-old awaiting capital punishment.
When Dr M Vidyasagar (‘Sagar’), retired chief of CBI, gets an unusual request from his old friend and the President of India to privately investigate if Vikrant Vaidya—sentenced to death for motivele ...more
When Dr M Vidyasagar (‘Sagar’), retired chief of CBI, gets an unusual request from his old friend and the President of India to privately investigate if Vikrant Vaidya—sentenced to death for motivele ...more
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384 pages
Published
February 2015
by Fingerprint! Publishing
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The story begins with the protagonist, Vikrant Vaidya, writing to the President of India from prison. Convicted of murdering his neighbor, Vikrant, instead of the usual mercy letter that prisoners write, writes a letter that intrigues the President. As a result, the President requests his friend and former CBI head, Vidyasagar to look into Vikrant’s case. When Vidyasagar picks up the case, he has little knowledge, but soon he is ensnared in a loop of conspiracies that are much larger than one ex ...more
I had the opportunity of having a glance at the Autobiography of a Mad nation today. from the blurb and some reviews and also looking at the background of the writer from the back cover – I concluded that it will be another addition to the countless books on the pros and cons of the glorious democracy of India.
The impact was hard when I started it reading a bit reluctantly –at a cosy A.C coach of Kolkata Metro. It was a forty minute journey. I was so much absorbed at the book that if the voice o ...more
The impact was hard when I started it reading a bit reluctantly –at a cosy A.C coach of Kolkata Metro. It was a forty minute journey. I was so much absorbed at the book that if the voice o ...more
I knew I was going to love this book when I found references to Plato, Kafka, NATO, United Nations, Indians, and a delightful ode to the author's mother, all within the first 10 pages of the book.
Autobiography of a Mad Nation may well be the time capsule we've all been looking for. You've probably heard enough about how this piece of fiction travels through India's many significant historical moments, ranging from Independence and earlier, to the Pokhran nuclear test of 1998 and later. The stri ...more
Autobiography of a Mad Nation may well be the time capsule we've all been looking for. You've probably heard enough about how this piece of fiction travels through India's many significant historical moments, ranging from Independence and earlier, to the Pokhran nuclear test of 1998 and later. The stri ...more
a brilliantly written book which covers the past 3 decades of indian political and society changes as well as the impacts on common man. a well layered thriller that keeps you intrigued and does what a good book does - makes you ready to read the facts and know more. must read. some very powerful paragraphs !
First things first…I just don’t have to wait for about 100 pages to get into the story, that’s a big relief. The narrative is powerful … explosive… emotional ….bitter…agonizing…provocative…and thought provoking…what can you ask for more ….all in a single book…not to forget ……it’s an unusual treat for vocabulary freaks….it surely will strike a few raw nerves for readers as it did for me….
"Intelligence is not an unrecognized virtue, it is much a hated vice…"
The book starts with a letter written b ...more
"Intelligence is not an unrecognized virtue, it is much a hated vice…"
The book starts with a letter written b ...more
The book begins with the shocking murder of an mentally handicapped boy; the investigation of the murder is what really makes the reader feel like he(she) has hit the ground running already. Some characters are deliberately portrayed to resemble real-life political figures and the resemblance creates a wonderful reflection of the perceptions they have created in public life. The beginning has a quality that keeps you guessing about the next step in your dreams; were you to sleep off without bein
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I had agreed to accept a copy of this book because the blurb looked quite interesting to me. It promised to cover a lot of topics which are quite controversial/ sensational for the people of our country. The book started on an interesting note for me. The promise of a murder mystery & thriller made me quite excited for the ride ahead of me and to a great extent, I was satisfied too.
The highlight of the book for me was the fact that though the author has encompassed a huge number of topics to ...more
The highlight of the book for me was the fact that though the author has encompassed a huge number of topics to ...more
I have read this novel and really liked it. It not only has a tremendous historical sweep, but also gives the reader a ring side seat to historic events that have shaped modern India. It even succeeds in making us feel that we were playing an active part in those cataclysmic events, a sense of participation, that is sometimes scary. Into this very real background is woven a tale of friendship, intrigue and suspense with extremely incisive observations about our society. A must read for everyone
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I recently had a chance to read this book, and I must admit, like a true journalist, Sriram Karri had me hooked from the first line – I was born in a mentally retarded country.
In today’s world, where consumerism is holding sway, Karri’s narrative holds up a mirror to us and asks, no, beseeches us “How much are you willing to take before you fight back?” Topics such as political leanings, religion, regionalism, sensationalism that are normally touched upon very lightly, if at all, are tackled hea ...more
In today’s world, where consumerism is holding sway, Karri’s narrative holds up a mirror to us and asks, no, beseeches us “How much are you willing to take before you fight back?” Topics such as political leanings, religion, regionalism, sensationalism that are normally touched upon very lightly, if at all, are tackled hea ...more
A good idea, badly executed. That about sums up this book for me.
Sriram Karri clearly has a lot of anger bottled up inside him. He's angry at the system - the politicians, the bureaucrats, the media, the corrupt, the greedy, the silent majority - and he has let all his anger spew out in this book. It reads less like a novel and more like a criticism of the functioning of the Indian democratic system.
But to begin at the beginning. The President of India has received a strange letter from a convi ...more
Sriram Karri clearly has a lot of anger bottled up inside him. He's angry at the system - the politicians, the bureaucrats, the media, the corrupt, the greedy, the silent majority - and he has let all his anger spew out in this book. It reads less like a novel and more like a criticism of the functioning of the Indian democratic system.
But to begin at the beginning. The President of India has received a strange letter from a convi ...more
Should I call it a Fiction or a Mystery/Thriller book, I'm really confused. Though the book says it is a pure work of fiction, the way Author has narrated the story you will fill as if you are a part of the story. Nothing seems to be fictional in the book. A reader can easily connect to the story and feel as if he/she is somewhere among the characters.
'I was born in a mentally retarded nation', the first line written in the book was enough to keep me hooked with the story till its end. The story ...more
'I was born in a mentally retarded nation', the first line written in the book was enough to keep me hooked with the story till its end. The story ...more
A book for every thriller lover to read. It has many aspects with more twisted plots. More complex issues are detailed in this book. Especially riots and many socio economics problems .
A fiction with a fine pace of thriller dialect. A fine writing by the writer Sriram Karri. These days Indian writers are writing fatafati novels.
A fiction with a fine pace of thriller dialect. A fine writing by the writer Sriram Karri. These days Indian writers are writing fatafati novels.
A book which over promises and under delivers to a large extent. It didn't quite work for me at various levels due to the filmy treatment of the subject matter.
Terrible book. What's more, Karri seems to have used his journalistic connections to get positive plants in media!
A textual diarrhoea of Karri's anger & frustration
A textual diarrhoea of Karri's anger & frustration
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