Bhrashtachar: Charchit Kahaniyan

by Pramod Kumar Agrawal

In this iconic book, the author has tried to explore the deep-rooted problem of Corruption in various Indian government departments. The author, who is a retired IAS officer, has included 41 instances of famous corruption cases from the past which gathered attention nationwide.

This is a book which is aimed at making people aware of the corruption in various of its forms and making them strong when it comes to fighting it. The author has used his own experience and judgement as well as the open and daylight cases of corruption in writing this book.

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Ranjeet Sinha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very predictable book on corruption in India... the author, who happens to be a retired IAS officer, should certainly have done better than this! I don't understand at all what is he trying to do in this book!

[Yogita Singh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just another collection without facts and figures... spent my time with this but the language is very dull! Could not read it more than 5 pages!

[Sima Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

Futile... wasted my time reading it only to find it out of sync and wayward! better avoid such books.

[Ruby Sinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incidents of corruption in the country are mentioned in the forms of stories and it will throw a light on our lapses, follies and areas where need to work more attentively as a country. The former IAS Officer has done a great job in highliting the issues which must be known by the readers and the general population of the country so that they are not fooled by the same people again and again.

[Simran Sherya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reasons for my rating:
Cheap print quality
very poor taste of short stories
ambiguous information without any reference

[Nikhil · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the episodes of corruption cases in India mentioned in the book are pinching, sensitive and arousing... it had to be so! If you also want to know more about those classic examples of corruption in politics as well as administration, you need to read this book - an it's authored by a retired IAS official so you can find it even more realistic...

[Kulbhusan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very amazing stories by the author... everything that we need to know about how corruption has entered the veins of our system in Indian administration and politics... realistic and pungent and humorous as well...

[Sid (Sidhartha) · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the stories (realistic) in the book are amazing... it describes how the people within the system corrupt and manipulate the system and make it worse day by day.... a very good book for leisurely reading.

[Jasprit Ahuja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very amazing collection of true stories based on the real events of corruption and goondaism in the system, administration and politics of India which is open... out in the daylight! You shouldn't miss this collection!

[Raghav Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good collection of the stories related to corruption in Indian politics and system... you cannot turn a blind eye to the instances like this and the author wants us to wake up to the events which do not allow us to work smoothly in the administration...

[Avinash · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good book with the famous scandals of corruption in India... You must read this book by a retired IAS officer if you want to read some true cases of open and day-light corruption in India.

[Narendra Kala · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a very good book! Unmissable tales of corruption and foul play... you must read this book.

[Alka Kumari · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stories are true... even I know some of those! A must read for the modern generation to take lessons and take a vow never to let anything like this happen again.

[Alka Shikha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book... reveals how the politicians, officers and even accountants looted the country's wealth and hard-earned money of the innocent tax-paying citizens of India...

[Amit Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good collection of the incidents of corruption that took place in various parts of India... a must read for the leisure people.

[S Sharma · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not very well crafter stories... even the print is bad quality!

[Rajnish Mourya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing new in this book... each of the stories in this book is already known to everyone. I expected something which might have been hidden !

[Anivesh Sharma · Rating 2 out of 5]

All the stories are good but most of them are already known to the readers... yes, the book can be good lesson for the teenagers and new-age people who don't know those black chapters of our political and administrative history!

[Nishant Anirudh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Politicians
Political Parties
Officers
Accountants
Military

All the instances we already know! There is nothing new in this book!

[Gaurav · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not readable after one or two stories... predictable and just what we all know! Nothing new or extraordinary from a retired IAS!

[Anirudh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stories offer nothing new.. just a cheap version of the features already in the public domain!

[Gaurav Shashi · Rating 1 out of 5]

just a rehash of the same old junk stories of corruption in India! Avoidable and surely ignore it.