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One Point Two Billion

By Mahesh Rao

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About the book

There are 1.2 billion people living in India; more than 1.2 billion stories in one country.A man living on a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills realises he’s in love with his daughter-in-law; a young family eagerly awaits the launch of Shakti-Cola; a chronically anxious yoga retreat manager struggles with the demands of her enlightenment-seeking Western patrons; and a family legacy hangs in the balance when a horrifying discovery is unearthed on their Rajasthani estate.Traversing thirteen Indian states, One Point Two Billion illuminates the exhilarating diversity of the second most populous nation in the world. Moving from towering megacity to remote detention camp, from the canals of rural Punjab to an exclusive club in Delhi, these remarkable stories offer glimpses into the loves, triumphs and tragedies of everyday life in a world torn between tradition and the shock of modernity.In a mesmerizing collection laced with biting humour, filled with danger and hope, these stories from the award-winning author of Smoke is Rising portray the vast array of lives existing in the uneasy balance of Indian society.

Pages: 252

Available in: Hardback

Language: English

Mahesh Rao

Mahesh Rao was born and grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. His debut novel, The Smoke is Rising, won the Tata First Book Award for fiction and was shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize and the Crossword Award. His stories have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and the Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest. Rao lives in Mysore, India.www.maheshrao.info

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