Unbearable

From an article by Rajaji in Young India dated 11.07.1929.

Almost every one of these people is in debt. A couple of rupees borrowed carries so much interest per rupee per month and the people earn so little that the debt can never be discharged but grows and grows. It practically sells the man into slavery. There is no legal process but assault and intimidation and coercion do the work of the courts. The creditor is his own bailiff. If no one lent money to these people they would be in a worse position. A debtor and slave feel more respectable than a mere starving beggar.

Has anything changed?

Yes. Even the debtor-slave relation has turned unbearable; even the mere survival has become a luxury.

In the last 15 years more than 2,50,000 farmers have killed themselves.

Dancing with Maharaja

Ready for the Jan launch - my first fiction.


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From the Flipkart reviews:


"one of the best..
Dancing with the maharaja is a sheer master work by sundar.. He being himself in the civil service have written a beautiful and touching story.. reading it will take you to a whole new dimension and you will start feeling for Satish's(the lead). Will recommend it to everyone. Enough of reading the same Love Stories from our young Indian writers.. Dancing with the maharajas is here to steal the show..! "

"Nice Novel BUT.....
The book provides good insight of life of IAS aspirants and their lifestyle. But i didn't like the use of excessive smoking content in it. This book should have warning on each page stating "cigarette smoking is injurious to health". "

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"AWESOME
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A really good drama, a good time pass and also the deep view into the life styles of IAS aspirants at Delhi IAS coachig centers . Also many heart breaking stories for some aspirants make this book enriched with all 'masala's to be worth buying."

"Worth its weight in gold !
Read it for the umpteenth time , and still you would like to read it 'again', i bet ! The quintessential ways of Delhi-ites and the enigmatic Old Rajinder Nagar add to the beauty of this masterpiece .. written in lucid , yet strong language ! "

awesome and inspiring :-)
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