The Competent Authority

The Competent Authority (English, Hardcover, Chowdhury Shovon)

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The Competent Authority  (English, Hardcover, Chowdhury Shovon)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Publisher: Aleph Book Company
    • Genre: Fiction
    • ISBN: 9789382277606, 9789382277606
    • Pages: 466
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    The Competent Authority is actually quite incompetent. He has been causing trouble for everyone in the country and never uses his official position for the good of the people. Pintoo is the only one who can stop the Competent Authority and his diabolic plans.

    Summary of the Book

    The northern states of India like Delhi and Bengal have been facing much trouble for the past two decades. The Chinese have been the cause of destruction in many parts of the country and the states in the South are completely ignored and no one has bothered visiting. Competent Authority is the single, most powerful, person in the country. However, he has never put his authority to good use. All the other officials in the country are helpless and have no choice but to watch the Competent Authority make plans to overpower everyone in the country for no reason. Pintoo, a twelve year old, is the only one who can stop him from going forward with evil plans.

    About Shovon Chowdhury

    Shovon Chowdhury is an amateur humorist and the creator of The Trilokpuri Incident. He has worked as the co-author of Very Rich Whitebook for the National Council of Applied Economic Research. 

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    • Aleph Book Company
    Publication Year
    • August
    Book Type
    • Fiction Book
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    • Shovon Chowdhury is a Delhi based amateur humourist.
    Dimensions
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    • 216 mm
    Length
    • 140 mm
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    The Best Indian Satire in two decades

    The better a satire is, the dire the state of the nation tends. In the 21st century, Pakistan had stolen a long march over India in satire with little to compare with "The Case of Exploding Mangoes" and others.

    A slowing economy and political unstability, coupled with growing religious hatred and widening class divisions means that India is ripe for great satire.

    Enter Shovon Chowdhury.

    The Competent Authority is all what great satire should be; knowledgeable, sarcastic, equal opportun...
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    Alok Prasanna Kumar

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    Jan, 2014

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    A Dystopian Indian Satire

    In 2030, China has nuked India. Mumbai is fully obliterated and Delhi, partially. (West) Bengal is now a Protectorate of China and South India remains largely untouched!

    The story is set in "New New Delhi" where the head of the Indian state is an obnoxious man known as The Competent Authority or CA, who has his own whimsical ways of running the State & an obsession with getting India nuked once again for free clean sweep after which he can lead the Reconstruction of India!

    The leading char...
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    Aamir Ayubi

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    Oct, 2013

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    Good Read!

    I have read a novel after almost a year... This book had an intriguing blurb, prompting me to buy it at Flipkart; prompt delivery and good packaging ensured a good experience to start reading the book. The story revolves around an interesting post-apocalyptic, dystopic scenario, and some of the characters are painted out very well indeed! As in a good joke, the surprise is recognizing how easy it will be for us to get to that level of society in perfectly logical transitions! The ending of th...
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    Dec, 2015

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    Great first novel!

    Reading Shovon Choudhury's first novel for the last couple of days, about 1/4th in...a great debut with a really original plot and characters. A satire that paints a noir picture of what India could become in the hands of bureaucrats and politicians ... funny and also sad at times.
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    Raghabendra Dutta Baruah

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    Aug, 2013

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    Terrific

    Very well written, intelligent writing, spooky.
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    Rajbir

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    Feb, 2022

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