The book has been described as "a landmark in the history of Indian English literature," "a passionate tribute to contemporary India in all its vigor and vulgarity" and "a terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. I enjoyed Sacred Games so much I read it twice the year it came out and. Its an intricate tapestry of personalities and a contemporary account of subcontinent history, politics, social iss. The lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai. Vikram Chandra is one of the brightest authors of our times, a truly gifted writer. Its story focuses on a policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, beggars, cultists, spies and terrorists. Two other units also in the IU College of Arts and Sciences, the Creative Writing Program and the Asian American Studies Program, also are hosting his visit.Ĭhandra's most recent novel, "Sacred Games," was a national best-seller in the United States and in India. Sartaj, one of the very few Sikhs on the Mumbai police force, is used to being. Vikram Chandras novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singhand into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. I had never read a book by Vikram Chandra before, so when I picked up Sacred Games, I did it with no expectation at all. Seventh St.Ĭhandra will be delivering the annual Hrishikesh and Sailabala Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture of the Dhar India Studies Program. Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. He lives in Mumbai and Berkley and teaches at the University of California.The public is welcome to attend his reading and lecture, "Reading Gangsters, Writing Cops," which will take place in the University Club of the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. The relationship between cities and modernity has been very well documented and explored in a wide range of disciplines across the humanities and social. Two years later, Love and Longing in Bombay established him as one of the leading Indian writers of his generation, upon which he slipped neatly out of the public glare for several years. Answer (1 of 3): Vikram Chandra is an example of what people in Economics call a Black Swan. This is a sprawling, magnificent story of. Vikram Chandras keenly anticipated new novel is a magnificent story of.
Vikram Chandras novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh, and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Vikram Chandra is known for his work on Sacred Games (2018), Mission Kashmir (2000) and 1942: A Love Story (1994). Now a Netflix original series SACRED GAMES is as hard to put down as it is to. Intro: Vikram Chandra was 34 when his first book Red Earth and Pouring Rain was published in 1995. BOOK EXCERPT: Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power.