Author: Tuhin A Sinha
Publisher: Hachette
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 301
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9789380143040
Description
What happens when the political drama that unfolds in the country’s corridors of power, spills over into the complicated personal bond that three young Indian politicians, from three different political parties, share?
Aditya Samar Singh, like the Congress party he belongs to, tends to be aristocratic even as he roots for inclusiveness; Brajesh Ranjan, like his party the BJP, projects an overtly nationalist, swears by the underpowered.
In this page turning book, set against the backdrop of India’s nuclear deal, amidst increasingly frequent and ever-more vicious terror strikes, Tuhin A. Sinha writers a compelling story about conflicting ideologies and passions that comes to a head with the Mumbai attacks in 2008; forcing his young protagonists to confront that dark space between party loyalty and personal belief.
Appreciation for Earlier Works of Author:
That Thing Called Love
“Tuhin A. Sinha weaves a contemporary story of a bunch of well-etched out characters, exploring expectations, disillusionments and fragility in relationships.’’
--- Indiantelevision.com
“… the book touches several social issues and deals with them in a manner that has hitherto not been dealt with before.’’
--- Screen
“A subject currently explored in films, coupled with flowing language and generous use of the first person, makes this book an exciting read.’’
--- Afternoon Dispatch and Courier, Mumbai
“A Journey of discovery through disparate spectrums, Tuhin waxes eloquent on the choices that lie before the typical urban Indian male and in an odd way strikes a chord that is unmistakable.”
--- The Sunday Indian
Appreciation for 22Yards
“Setting the cats among the pigeons, 22 Yards steers dangerously close to uncomfortable facts surrounding cricket today.”
--- Financial Express
“The book is the first of its kind – it embarks on a course that is based on some real life incidents in Indian cricket.”
--- The Hindu
“The plot is extremely interesting and would find favour with all lovers. The writing is swift and lucid.”
--- The Statesman