"The White Tiger " by Aravind Adiga is a widely acclaimed book as it had won The Man Booker Prize of 2008. I came across this book as a part of my assignment on topic 'Picaresque Novels'. I was half - forced to read this novel in this beautiful era where technology let's you know the entire plot with just a click of my hand but I decided to forget the 'assignment' part and I concentrated on finishing the book purely without the so called technological external help.
The whole book is a letter to the Chinese Premier from Munna alias Balram Halwai alias the White Tiger. The letter tells the story of how Balram Halwai, a halwa maker becomes an entrepreneur. Munna murders his humane master and betrays him by stealing money meant for corrupt politicians and escapes to Bangalore to start a new life.
Being a Man Booker Prize winner, I expected a lot from this book but it was missing some noteworthy logic. Aravind Adiga was not entirely a failure because he brought in some social issues like corruption and casteism which still plague the society inside out. The book compares India both positively and negatively with other countries. The author brings out the two sides of India - the side which is growing to compete with superpowers and the other side which is still corrupted and sagging without any growth. 'The White Tiger' succeeds in exposing the ordinary life of a low class citizen who is trapped in a corrupted and growing country.
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