Don’t tell the governor by Ravi Subramanian
Book review
Rating 3/5
Spoilers….it is a fiction based on very very real people and about demonetisation so no obvious spoilers!
Trust Ravi Subramanian to come up with a novel on demonetisation as the tag line though it is in fact the sequence of events leading to it!
So you have a Mallya inspired character who is named Mallya in the novel who loots and scoots!
Then you have a starlet who wins a reality show in UK and becomes everyone’s darling! Marries an already married guy (making him divorce first of course!) And finally gets involved in IPL! Reminds you of someone!? But the likeness stops there so relax!
Then you have a spokesman in TV who goes by the name of Swamy! And files PILs everywhere!
Then there is a RBI governor called Ranjan! How direct can you get! But it hits the target Ravi!
Then you have a collusion between PM and FM and finally revealed that all is not as simple as it seems!
Then you have a middle man or broker who reminds you of many real deal breakers in the real political scene!
Finally you have the star of the show! The utterly confused, the utterly screwed up Aditya!
Mix all this with IPL fixing! Gold marketing!, Panama papers! big area of bank NPAs! (Which is Ravi Subramanian’s area of expertise and it shows!) And you have an amalgamation of juicy titbits to bite with relish!
In his previous work called “In the name of God” he had very eerily predicted the scooting of a jewel baron which was revealing!
In this attempt though there may not be any prediction but the nitty gritty of the financial tug of war between RBI and government has been showcased in a very apt way!
Just remember though, Ravi is a master of twists and turns and the end is never what you predicted!
Releasing during the time of demonetisation this is a great work which any banker or financial wiz would love to read! For others it’s a nice racy thriller very close to home and so it scores lots of points there!
Read it since the simple language and flow will not test you and the entertainment value is an added bonus!
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