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Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor is currently a member of India's parliament. Prior to this he was for many years the assistant secretary general of the United Nations in New York.
Riot: A novel
Synopsis
In 1989, a riot erupts in a fictional Indian town, sparked by religious tensions and political unrest. The story unfolds through the perspectives of various characters, including an American aid worker, an Indian-American diplomat, and local residents, each grappling with the escalating violence and its personal impact. As the chaos intensifies, their lives intertwine, revealing the deep-seated conflicts and human cost of communal strife.