Beep You ! You Beep Hole (English, Paperback, Swain Smarak)
Through Beep you! You! Beep Hole Smarak Swain has tried to comprehend the conduct and mannerism of individuals through the cuss words and insults that they use.
Summary Of The Book
Beep you! You! Beep Hole is an attempt at revealing how swear words are thrown around in different places across India. Smarak Swain through the book enlightens the readers on how humans tend to cuss, sometimes with but most often without reason. He then goes on to make a connection between the slang used in the diverse cultures seen in India.
The book gives a detailed analysis of the similarities and differences in the cuss words used in different societies and goes to the level of elucidating how each slur was first derived. Lastly, the book makes an attempt at trying to find the aesthetics hidden in revolting and sexist phrases and words.
The most notable part of Beep you! You! Beep Hole are the titles of its chapters. The book has an assortment of cusses. From ‘Teri Maa Ki’ to ‘Maals and Items’. It also deals with racism, talking about dark skinned Indians and ‘chinky’ Indians. Swain also makes an additional endeavor to distinguish between good and bad lingo, emphasizing on the importance of it in one’s life. Sexist words, which most people are unaware of, have also been given magnitude in the book. Another remarkable part of the book is that it educates its readers on how to curb and avoid use of swear words in public.
Beep you! You! Beep Hole makes its readers think about why some people swear all the time while others don’t swear at all. It helps one to make sense of the intricacies involved in swearing besides revealing the human psychology behind the cusses used. Smarak Swain has put in a lot of research to write this ‘colorful’ book which provides great insights to help the readers get to know more about themselves and the society around them.
Beep you! You! Beep Hole serves a double purpose, it makes its readers reflect while at the same time, leaving them rolling on the floor laughing.
About Smarak Swain
Smarak Swain is a graduate of IIT-Kharagpur and graduated from IIT-K in the year 2006.
As an author, he has written an academic book on applied psychology, called Applied Psychology: India Specific And Cross-cultural Perspectives besides Beep you! You! Beep Hole Apart from this, Swain has also compiled a set of essays called Social Issues Of India.
Smarak Swain’s interests include reading, film-making, and blogging. Seriously Into Nonsense is the title of the author’s personal blog.
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Awesome elaboration
Shubham Pandey
Certified Buyer
Feb, 2012
Nice product
Umashankar Jha
Certified Buyer, Madhubani
Jan, 2022
Wikipedia of Slangs n Cuss
Justine Jose
Certified Buyer
Mar, 2014
A Page turner.. But read with an open mind..
Supriyo Ghosh
Certified Buyer
Dec, 2012
Different Approach
Sanchit Jain
Jul, 2012