Thursday, August 21, 2014

Chanakya's Chant

This book had promise when it began and spoke about Chanak, one of the greatest minds India once produced. Then it spoke about the present day Chanak, Gangasar, who was portrayed as an ingenious individual with a answer to every question.
The book was only interesting when it went into the parallel ancient world. I expected more but after a point it took a boring stance and started to get dragged. 
Sanghi made it look so easy for a person in India to become a CM and eventually the PM of the second most populous country in the world. I developed a feeling of being taken on a ride by the picture of India being portrayed by Sanghi. Gangasar remained invincible for a major part. Now that's fairy-tail in a fiction.  
This book would make a perfect Bollywood Masala film and this doesn't fit my choice of reading. 
People have loved this book and some have equally hated it and I fall in the latter category who must have left the book unfinished.
What i found amusing was  a man in India hires contract killers in London to kill. Alright, it might be possible but I couldn't find logic on certain occasions. 


1 comment:

  1. Ashwin Sanghi's books alwasy get a little draggy but try reading corporate chanakya, non fiction. You might like it :)

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