India Superficially Examined

India’s ambassador to Thailand (photo left) Author/Journalist C. Y. Gopinath (photo right)

Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand. Bangkok. March 14, 2013. Indian journalist turned novelist, C. Y. Gopinath, introduced his political satirical novel, The Book of Answers, with an assist from the Indian ambassador to Thailand, Anil Wadhwa, Although set in India, Gopinath explained that his book treated universal themes such as cheating, sex, the division between rich and poor, and gullibility. While both the author and the ambassador are serious and articulate men, neither of them shed any light on India, a fascinating subject. I found no reason to buy Gopinath’s book, fearing that it will be as superficial as he was.