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On a September night in 1949, a house goes up in flames in Batia town, burning to soot and cinders everything in it, including a family of six and their dog. The head of the family, Nadeem Dalvi, had been the subordinate mamlatdar of Madhusudan Sen, ICS, the Magistrate of Batia, and his trusted supplier of fresh eggs, fish and red meat. When it is discovered that the deaths had not been accidental, Madhusudan Sen vows to turn vegetarian until justice has been done. It will be twenty years before he eats kebabs again. In this novella of stunning force and impact, a true of Indian writing is in brilliant form.
On a September night in 1949, a house goes up in flames in Batia town, burning to soot and cinders everything in it, including a family of six and their dog. The head of the family, Nadeem Dalvi, had been the subordinate mamlatdar of Madhusudan Sen, ICS, the Magistrate of Batia, and his trusted supplier of fresh eggs, fish and red meat. When it is discovered that the deaths had not been accidental, Madhusudan Sen vows to turn vegetarian until justice has been done. It will be twenty years before he eats kebabs again. In this novella of stunning force and impact, a true of Indian writing is in brilliant form.
Features
: The Revenge Of The Non- Vegetarian
: Chatterjee Upamanyu
: Speaking Tiger (20 February 2022); Speaking Tiger Books
