The story of Tapti Gaina is intimately linked with the lives of two brothers, in a narrative that spans eighty years. Exploring caste, student politics, the freedom struggle and the Emergency, Brothers traces the history of the Gaina family, beginning with their village origins across the emerging metropolis of Ajmer and ending in Jaipur, the seat of provincial power. It is a masterful portrayal of aspiration, desire, betrayal and anguish enacted against the shifting terrain of family and community
Imprint: India Viking
Published: Oct/2016
ISBN: 9780143429142
Length : 384 Pages
MRP : ₹599.00
One, an abrasive, fire-breathing demagogue, was seen as his uncle’s political heir whose behavioural traits he cultivated. The other, an introvert, is at his best when plotting strategies on the drawing board rather than the rough-and-tumble of street-corner politics that his party is known for in India’s financial capital. Dhaval Kulkarni’s The Cousins Thackeray evaluates […]
