I picked up the book at one of the book-stores at the Hyderabad International Airport, while waiting to pick up my Mum. I ended up making my Mum wait instead.
While the book starts off as any other book, it starts gripping you by the second chapter, and it would be nothing short of sinful to stop flipping the pages.
The book is about Samrat Ratan, a 25yr old Yale graduate investment banker on Wall Street. But only for a bit, after which he leaves all that behind to 'find himself'. In the process joining IIM-B, sharing a smoke with some Aghoree saints, getting stoned in the Himalayas and a trip to Dharamsala.
Other key players in the book are Sarkar, a forever champion of getting stoned, while an remaining an enigma to others with his bafflingly deep insights about life and other assortments that come with it. And Vinod, an ex-Army officer. The book follows the (mis)adventures of the trio through pot and potholes of Bangalore.
I found myself closely relating to the protagonist and sharing his view-points about many a thing in the book. And it will definitely strike a chord with many corporate sluts who have always wanted to break away from the monotonous humdrum lives they lead. Living a few hours of that life through 'Keep Off the Grass' (especially if you read it during work-hours) is something I will advise to all and sundry.
The book seems like an amalgamation of the thought processes of Agastya Sen and Holden Caulfield, but is actually completely fresh and though you would be trying hard to find a line of similarity between the three, Karan manages to keep his protagonist a complete original.
If you want a great book to curl up with this monsoon, you have to read this one.
-Rohan Yeggina
PS: Don't be cheap, BUY the book. And get one for your mate too!
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