Barkha Dutt

Barkha, Barkha, Barkha-it always has to be about holier than thou Barkha and her 'divine' views because let's face it: without Barkha's ramblings we are in danger of losing our way to anti-humanistic forces. This is what Barkha Dutt will have us believe and she makes no secret about it in 'This Unquiet Land,' a rambling self-promotional monologue of Barkha taking centre-stage from Kargil to just about every other crisis to afflict 21st-century India.

I picked up this book hoping to learn something new; what I learnt was this: Barkha will pull every dirty, underhanded trick against the individuals who do not agree with her. From accusing them of misogyny to terrorism. 'This Unquiet Land' will go down as one of independent India's worst publications.… (més)