From his village in India’s “darkness”, to his role as a driver for his rich master in the city, in the “light,” we learn Balram’s backstory.
As a child, a school inspector told Balram - “You, young man, are an intelligent, honest, vivacious fellow in this crowd of thugs and idiots”, and this is how he became the ‘White Tiger’ – the “rarest of animals – the creature that comes along only once in a generation.”īalram’s account is frank and unforgiving, bringing us a detailed insight into a society that few of us are likely to be closely acquainted with. The narrator relates the story of Balram Halwai (his identity prior to becoming a businessman), and its lineaments are laid out in a letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, whose visit to India is imminent.
The White Tiger, winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2008, is a work of fiction expertly penned by writer and journalist Aravind Adiga – and it is a story that pulls no punches.īest described as a rags-to-riches story, our protagonist is an Indian entrepreneur who has clambered his way to the top of the greasy pole, one smeared with corruption and bureaucracy.
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