Although he makes astounding progress within a short period and attains the third rank, the Red Badge remains elusive. Because these pages bring back a not-so-distant past, and a future that could see the end of reason. Black and whiteChuvanna Badge is neither about red, nor about the harmless wish of a schoolboy for a topper’s badge. It’s about black and white, where white means good and black means bad. Rajesh, the boy in the story, does get the Red Badge in the end.

Source: The Hindu September 21, 2017 07:18 UTC