Blurb: The wave of liberalization in the 1990s changed forever the face of India. It bolstered the economy. It raised the stock index. It raised hem lines of skirts even more. It led to the growth of the fashion police. And also the moral police. Numbered items became item numbers. To the twenty-two scheduled languages were added C, Cobol, Java. You were either watching sitcoms or starting dotcoms. News became entertainment. Entertainment became news. Terror struck the country — sometimes in the form of gunmen from across the border and sometimes in the form of Bollywood movies.
To SMS-ize – ‘It wuz da best of tyms, it wuz da wrst of tyms’.
Having been a part of this chaotic revolution in popular culture, blogger Arnab of greatbong.net takes a funny, sarcastic, politically incorrect and totally irreverent look at assorted random stuff including Bollywood C-grade revenge masalas, ribald songs of the people, movie punching, fake educational institutes, stubborn bathroom flushes, unreal reality shows, the benefits of corruption, opulent weddings, brains in toaster ovens, seedy theatres and pompous non-resident Indians.
Nothing here is off-limits and no cow too holy.
We guarantee it.
Publisher: Harper Collins India
Buy The Book Online: 1. Flipkart 2.Indiaplaza 3. Lebooks4. Landmark 5. Infibeam 6. Egully 7.Odyssey 360
Press Mentions Of The Book : Tehelka, (September 12 , 2009 issue), DNA India (January 3, 2010), Deccan Chronicle (January 3, 2010) , Indian Express (February 18, 2010), Mumbai Mirror (February 18, 2010), DNA India (March 14, 2010) , Telegraph (March 21, 2010)
Reviews
If you grew up in the late eighties and the nineties, this is a book you should not miss. [Full review]
Times of India, Sunday edition, March 14, 2010 Book Pick Of Week
Frequently-Asked Questions
1. Will the book be available online?
A: Yes it will be. It is available at Flipkart, at Indiaplaza at Lebooks, at Landmark, at Infibeam, at Egully, and at Odyssey 360
2. Will the book be available on Amazon/ will it be shipped to the US?
A: While the book is not available on Amazon (just the way the US book distribution system works), it is however available for shipping to the US from Indiaplaza and from Infibeam to 50 countries including USA, Canada and Australia. Please go here (Indiaplaza) or here (Infibeam) if you want to order.
3. You have a book event in New Delhi (March 5, 2010 at India Habitat Center [6:30 pm]) and in Kolkata (March 19, 2010 at Crossword Elgin Road [6:30 pm]). Why not in my city?
A: The decision regarding which cities to have events in is one that is taken by my publisher. Here is a secret though: greater the number of books sold, more extensive are author book tours. You get what I am hinting at—don’t you?
4. How much is the book cost?
A: My book is priceless. That is why it will be priced less. Very less. Only Rs 199 MRP but you can get it at a discount at the fine online stores listed above.
In stores first week of March 2010.
R