Kumkum Chadha’s The Marigold Story is a collection of netsuke, whose beauty lies in how much they convey with so little. Har baar hota hai ki Lalu gaya, gaya, Lalu gaya, par har baar Lalu wapis aa jaata hai. This perhaps explains the mediocrity that had gripped the system.”The book notes that Rajiv Gandhi had nurtured his constituency Amethi keenly, with Sonia. His grandfather, an awe-inspiring wrestler, had once retrieved a Hindu girl from kidnappers in the aftermath of Partition — “Bijli ki tarah gaye or bijli ki tarah aaye” (went in like lightning and rushed out like lightning). As India awaits the election results, Chadha’s book tells some compelling back-stories, conveying the insight of Netsuke.

Source: Indian Express May 11, 2019 04:07 UTC