India: Twilight At Midday: Untold Story of a Sick Society [Hardcover]

All that is ugly about India is the theme of this study. Dictatorship via emergency to a series of corruption, every facet of our decaying society has been brilliantly brought out in the book. It may irritate,annoy and at times anger the reader, but cannot fail to grip his mind, excite and stimulate to an unprecedented degree. About The Author:- Shashi B. Shahi, a former IPS officer who rose to the top position in his cadre, has had a life-long passion for reading and writing. His long stint in the police coupled with extraodinarily observant eyes and ears equipped him with a rare insight into all facets of Indian life, including human conduct at its worst. A voracious reaeder and prolific writer, his wide-ranging intellectual quests took him to numerous seminars and symposia in India and abroad, in which he contributed papers on subjects ranging from criminology to economic development, youth affairs and world peace. His article on diverse topics of national interest have been published in dailies, periodicals and journals from time to time. He is also closely associated with the publication of a magazine Denouement as a member of its editorial board. Widely travelled through Europe and America, he brings about a refreshing world view to bear upon his writings which is highly stimulating. He made hgis mark as a powerful writer. in a delightful racy style of his own, with his thought-provoking book Politics of Corruption: the Goddess that Failed. It has been acclaimed as as authentic account of India's steep slide down into the morass of corruption and criminalisation after Independence. Contents:- Preface • An Explanation • We The People of India: A Flawed Republic • The Intelligentsia and Intellectuals • Bland Intellectuality: 1990 • The Prodigals of Gandhiana • The Belly Culture • Our Aesthetic Non-sense • The Indian Sexuality • Our Hallowed NGO's • Corruption Explosion • Dialectical United-Frontism • Selected Book References • Index The Title 'India: Twilight At Midday: Untold Story of a Sick Society written/authored/edited by Shashi B. Sahai', published in the year 1997. The ISBN 9788121205320 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 288 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Political Science. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-