Amitabha Bagchi's Reviews
Reviews of Amitabha’s Work
Mar.03.2007
Published by Tehelka
Bagchi’s biggest asset is his language. He moves smoothly from funny desi similes and Delhi-speak to lyrical description. The tone is mostly warm and light yet frank. He is most...
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Apr.09.2007
Published by Desicritics.org
Like in the fairy tale genre, all quests in the novel cause great suffering, and are futile. A desire to be 'above average' defines it's own limits, and even those with vaunting...
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About Amitabha
Amitabha Bagchi was born in New Delhi in 1974. He got his BTech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi and a PhD in the same discipline from Johns Hopkins University. Above Average is his first novel, published in 2007 by HarperCollins, India. His writings have...