Anurag Huria

The White Tiger by Aarvind Adiga

The Debut masterpiece by Aarvind Adiga, The White Tiger is a narration by The Novels Protagonist who unveils the au natural veracity behind the so called underprivileged Indias class deliminating the set morals to carve his own unnerving success story.

Summary of The White Tiger

Balram Halwai the narrator, the son of a rickshaw puller born in Laxman Garh, Bihar pens down his excruciating struggle filled with poverty, disappointment, labor and dark improvisations in a series of seven letters written over seven consecutive nights. When he starts to reveal his grim secrets about the decisions he made contradicting the societal values and beliefs to carve his own destiny, the base is set for an epic, perception altering journey. Balram was always the brightest amongst his peers, what made him quit his studies and work with his brother at a tea stall in Dhanbad? What Compelled Balram Halwai to relocate himself to Delhi and serve his master Ashok as a driver? Why he wanted to escape The Rooster Coop? What Decision did he take? Why The Rooster Coop according to him was the main problem with the impoverished lot of the Indian Society? Were the decisions taken by him defined his set of values and how he perceived the Indian society to be? What invaluable art did he learn with his observational skills and was the price that he paid in order to alter his predefined destiny and get what he wanted justified? An engrossing, intelligent and a considerate way of narration, The White Tiger reveals the darker side of the Indian Caste system, corruption, politicians. Aarvind Adiga captures the true picture of two diverse Indias, the haves and the have nots describing the brutal mentality of an outcast wanting to break the preset shackles of the society. Published in 2008, winner of the 40th Man Booker Award in the same year, The White Tiger is also The New York Bestseller with sales in more than 16 countries. The first novel by the writer Aarvind Adiga has been appreciated by an assorted set of an audience around the world making it one of the most successful works of literature.

About Aarvind Adiga

Anurag Huria Born on 23rd Oct, 1974, Aarvind Adiga is a well know journalist and winner of the Man Booker prize with his first novel, The White Tiger. Aarvind Adiga began his career as a financial journalist interning at the Financial Times. With published works in The Financial Times and Money. He was hired by TIME as the correspondent for South Asia and worked there for 3 years before he decided to freelance and wrote his first novel The White Tiger. Aarvind published his second book Between The Assassinations in 2008 which consisted of 12 short stories. His second Novel Last Man in Tower was published in the UK in 2011. Aarvind Adigas has a detailed and captivating writing style. His writing style portrays traces of Journalism and breaking news effect at the same time. Despite Aarvinds accuracy and promptness within his linguistic abilities, he doesnt lose the sight of his audience and their interest. Born in Madras (Chennai) to Dr. K. Madhava Adiga and Usha Adiga, Aarvind studied at the Canara High School and then at St. Aloysius High School where he completed his SSLC securing the1st rank in the entire state. After he emigrated to Sydney he studied with James Ruse Agricultural College. He studies his English literature at Columbia College, Columbia University in New York and Magdalen College, Oxford.

Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aravind_Adiga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Tiger http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/india/adigaa.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/books/review/Kapur-t.html