August 27, 2005
The list reads like thisNo 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownNo 2 Mediocre But Arrogant by Abhijit BhaduriNo 3 The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
August 22, 2005
Present at the launch was film director Shyam Benegal, who said, "lt could make a good film, but not by me by someone younger and fresh into the profession."
August 20, 2005
The Oxford Bookstore's bestseller list1. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown2. The Hungry Tide -Amitav Ghosh3. Mediocre But Arrogant - Abhijit Bhaduri
August 19, 2005
The ad guru, Ram Ray said: "Reading the book was like going to a party, a party one does not forget. The book made me revisit college."
August 18, 2005
Pure serendipity no doubt, but campus novels seem to be becoming a hot new trend in Indo English fiction. Where there was a void earlier, three have appeared within a year. Chetan Bhagat's surprisingly successful Five Point Someone, about life at IIT; Sudeep Chakravarti's Tin Fish, enshrining Mayo College; and now Abhijit Bhaduri's effort.
August 7, 2005
I finally got to hear "XL di Kudiyan" (composer Rohit Munjal - who I finally met at Hyderabad). Had chai and samosas at Niranjan's dhaba and then had a serious OMAXI meeting with Madhukar Shukla for the rest of the evening.
August 6, 2005
"Bhaduri’s protagonist in his debut novel, has followed the coming-of-age of English, August’s Agastya as contemporary Indo-Anglican fiction’s most sardonic and understated characters." Indian Express
August 5, 2005
"The story of the protagonist Abbey and his friends at the institute is filled with humour and had the audience in splits when Bhaduri read out excerpts from the book, anecdotes about Abbey’s roommate Pappu and his encounter with Ganauri the washerman." The Telegraph
August 4, 2005
“What’s common between J (JRD Tata), Russi (Mody) and me?” asks Abbey, an MBA student of a business school.“A dismal academic record,” replies a friend.“Leadership qualities,” counters Abbey.