The Bulldozer - Manoj Das

I read it first as part of a collection of short stories but realized there is a full novella on it. Overall I will not consider it one of the best novels of Manoj Das. It's it's highs and lows. There are lots of satire in the piece but stories are not that well connected. I found the novella hard to read. In the end the protagonist loses his newly purchased home which is destroyed in front of him in a flash is a bit touchy in human emotion.

Overall not the master story telling we know Manoj Das for.

To the Brink and Back: india's 1991 Story - Jayaram Ramesh (2016)

Although, most changes in Indian political arena sounds slow moving, it may not be so for the tremulous period of 1989 to 1996. Many political changes significant no of prime ministers change seemed too rapid for India. In these times PVNR and his finance minister Manmohan Singh took the massive economic reforms. Jayaram Ramesh has aptly stated this in the book. Though short and easy read definitely portrays why this period is special to Indian politics and his observations in close quarters as they were taking place. A definite story to understand as the 90s is slowly moving into documented history. Overall, the book is recommended. At places there is an appreciation of ruling party in toto but expected in a book of this nature.