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Hon’ble Minister Jagubhai
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About the book
Gujarat MLA Jagubhai finds himself on the fast track to a covetedministership after a local newspaper lists his name amongst theprobables. His base of supporters swells overnight. Officials,businessmen, supporters and even close family members line up toremind him of old favours given and promises to be kept. Jagubhai’snephew, Rajshekhar, an inconsequential government officer, joins histeam uninvited as his self-styled personal secretary and sets aboutimplementing a system of utopian finesse – the right behaviour, theright reading list, the right allocation of the important man’s time.As a crisis brews and Jagubhai’s fate becomes increasinglyuncertain, the rollercoaster ride of politics is set in motion. Dramatic, humorous and full of intrigue, this novel will remindyou of the trajectory of some of our leaders who make it to thefront page these days.
Pages: 174
Available in: Paperback
Language: English
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Pravinsinh Chavda
Pravinsinh Chavda is a well-known author in Gujarati, with six short-story collections, a travelogue, a literary autobiography and a novel to his credit. Many of his stories have been translated into Hindi, Marathi and English and have been widely published in national and international magazines. Mira Desai’s translations have featured in 91st Meridian, Indian Literature, Pratilipi, Muse India, Calque and The Brooklyn Rail. As a writer of fiction, she has contributed to a number of journals.