This exciting collection brings together thirty-nine of the late Dr. Gopal Barathamโs characteristic and revered pieces. In his usual blunt, strong and controversial style, Barathamโs socio-political critiques are โpeopledโ by characters from virtually every background and classโwith their frustrated hopes, wild illusions and excesses. Paired with a stylistic and evolving narrative voice, as seen in dialogue that fluctuates from poetic to quirky, this writerโs ambivalent medium is also his message. Readers are drawn into the depth of his work, and left with a sympathetic, sensitive understanding of events, people, actions and the complexities of relationships