The End of Karma by Somini Sengupta
A penetrating, personal look at contemporary Indiathe worlds largest democracy at a moment of transition.
"[A] sharply observed study.. richly detailed portraits." -- The Economist
"Thoughtful and timely... Sengupta balances strong impartial analysis with emotional investment." -- The Wall Street Journal
"[Sengupta] marvels at the resulting ambition and ingenuity, while also observing the power of residual caste and gender prejudices." -- The New Yorker
"How India’s youth are trading fatalism and karma for free will and higher expectations, by a former New York Times New Delhi bureau chief who interweaves data, first-hand accounts and archival research to great effect." -- Best Books of 2016 - The Economist
"For a topical taste of India on the turn, Somini Sengupta's The End of Karma offers just the ticket." -- Literary Review
"Thoughtful and timely... Sengupta balances strong impartial analysis with emotional investment." -- The Wall Street Journal
"[Sengupta] marvels at the resulting ambition and ingenuity, while also observing the power of residual caste and gender prejudices." -- The New Yorker
"How India’s youth are trading fatalism and karma for free will and higher expectations, by a former New York Times New Delhi bureau chief who interweaves data, first-hand accounts and archival research to great effect." -- Best Books of 2016 - The Economist
"For a topical taste of India on the turn, Somini Sengupta's The End of Karma offers just the ticket." -- Literary Review
Somini Sengupta, a George Polk Award–winning journalist, covers the United Nations for The New York Times, for which she was previously the bureau chief in Dakar and New Delhi. She was born in Calcutta and lives in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393353600 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393353605 |
| Title | The End of Karma |
| Author | Somini Sengupta |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2017-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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