Nothing comes without a cost; you either have to pay in currencies or in the hard work or in some other way. There is no single day when we don't speak of China and India (we are patriot, aren't we) heading towards being the new economic powers. But what all those adulation fail to depict is the cost paid for the economic reform. Real people who really fuel the engine or Chinese economy live a beggars life there; a life which is never exposed to the outer world. On the other hand, India has become the call center to the world (How much do we owe to the British). Well all such glossy world as it looks on the periphery is not the reality here too.
The book comprises of the seriese of letters written to the premier of China, who is about to visit India. Adiga not only peels back the gloss of the economic miracle to expose the rot beneath but also instructs us in the means by which a small minority of the population are able to subjugate the majority.
The book comprises of the seriese of letters written to the premier of China, who is about to visit India. Adiga not only peels back the gloss of the economic miracle to expose the rot beneath but also instructs us in the means by which a small minority of the population are able to subjugate the majority.
Balram Halwai, the protagonist was named 'The white tiger' (The rarest creature) , for he could read and write in his class. He was promised a scholarship and a dream unacheivable since the destiny had planned for him otherwise. He was foreced out from the school to work and pay back the debt to lanlord.
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