The Novel is based on the life story of Surya Dev Singh, the great Coal Mafia of Dhanbad. He was the servent of BP Sinha, the then powerful Mafia cum Politician of Dhanbad. After the Murder of BP Sinha, Surya Dev Singh came into power. The Coal Mafia also had links with Chandrashekhar, once Prime Minister of India. I am pretty sure that the story is very much inspired by this Coal Mafia. Though, Adiga has tried to give it twist and turls in his own way adding a lot of Masala. When I was readi...

A boy born in rural India faces all the grim realities of life along with his family. Be it at school where the head-master doesn't do anything except for chewing betel leaves and snoozing around or be it at tea-shops where he started working when he was just a kid! As things proceed, it becomes interesting to watch how this kid who is forced out of the schools so that he can work at Tea-shops in order to provide monetary support to his family starts learning at these outlets found at every n...

Anyone wishing to read good Indian fiction should read this book. Very lucidly written. Arvind Adiga has done a wonderful job. He keeps the reader so engrossed and entertained with his language that you don't even feel like putting the book down.

and you will get to know more when you READ IT!!

We'll touch our indigenous flavours through literature.

All these awards and bookers prize, I am not sure what is their criteria and who decides?

Similar to Slum dog Millionaire hype, where people like to see the filth of other nation (does not matter how messy and dramatic it is), this is another case.

If we change the name of the Slum God Millionaire to Slum Boy Millionaire - 50% of west will lose interest in movie.

After all filth attracts worms, flees and mosquito.

I am little upset when people only promote negative side of any person/co...

Let animals live like animals; let humans live like humans. That’s my whole philosophy in a sentence, said by Aarvind Adiga the author of the prestigious novel the white tiger also honored by the man booker prize in 2008, it audaciously challenges and shatters the convention that India is the fastest growing democracy and economy. He hammers the mask of semblance that clambers our so called ”great India” and exposes the harsh and brutal reality nailed into the heart of each and every soul tha...

As i read along the pages, one thing became clear...this is a book well worthy of its Booker Prize...Bold, confident and carrying on with a style seldom seen nowadays, it's hard to believe this is Adiga's first book...I loved the portrayal of the servant's behavior to real-life situations complemented by the author's dark yet witty humor; how it cleverly reflects Indian mindset without becoming too much of a revolutionary stereotype...
In short, this is a book that won't disappoint your expec...

i bought this because its booker prize winner n author is indian as exppected language of book is not very hard,at one stage its very interesting bt m disappointed with ending story of novel is common bt writin style is fantastic n hold u till ending,

Book was fairly interesting to me , I find it a blend of philosophical thoughts implying easily in the real scenarios.

Balram Halwai's Story is must read for people who don't know the truth behind a servant's thinking Why should people limit their scope because of the place they are born , why are they destined to do the sick jobs of washing dogs and stinky feet.

The story never makes Balram a hero to make ,despite trying hard I could never understand him ,In reality empathizing is difficul...

SIMPLY A MASTERPIECE
It's extremely difficult to summarize a novel as richly and brilliantly written as The White Tiger.
It brings up almost all of the darkness Indians want to avoid discussing. It's a Roller coaster ride from a boy Munna's life in Laxmangarh to Delhi and then Banglore. All I can say is that if you have stomach to digest reality of rural as well as urban India, you're gone LOVE this book for the honesty with its written by Mr Adiga.

Again, ONLY DARE TO READ THIS BOOK IF YOU...