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originally published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 12:27am

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I finally succumbed to the desire of buying an e-book reader and the obvious choice was Amazon Kindle (at least in US, I heard they have lot of alternatives in Japan). Though it is for gift right now but if I like it enough, I might get one for myself. Anyways, Kindle is quite an old phenomenon now although it didn’t spread as outrageously as iPods and iPhones. And after giving it an initial try, I can see why.

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Barely 1/5th into ‘1984′, I cant help discerning a fine individualistic touch of the author in the impact it succeeds in generating. Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell needs no introduction.
What makes a piece engaging is often the views presented behind the scenes (apart from the magic that authors like Wodehouse can create by mere wordplay) and for that, it is very important that the author says something definitive rather than filling pages with superficial frill. That is feasible only if the author holds a clear-cut view on the topic. Orwell exactly does that in Animal Farm and 1984, and drawing upon his personal experiences, spins out categorical tales woven around his ideology of politics and society.
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Follow the BBC article for details.

“The White Tiger, a tale of two Indias, tells the story of Balram, the son of a rickshaw puller in the heartlands, one of the “faceless” poor left behind by the country’s recent economic boom.

It charts his journey from working in a teashop to entrepreneurial success.”