Debasish Roy Chowdhury

This book is excellent, if depressing. Some may believe it is a book about our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. While he features prominently in the book, he is but the latest actor in a series of depressing casts.

As in Germany after World War I, Modi came to power because the conditions for despotism were ripe. People before him planted the seeds. Therefore, I consider the book to be balanced, well-researched and well-written.

The book is a portrait of a country in trouble. We, in India, must pay heed to this book, or else we will fail. There is no time for complacency.… (más)