Disillusioned with a corrupt and self-serving ruling elite, the Indian middle-class adopts new heroes:the dictatorial T.N. Seshan,demolition men G.R. Khairnar and A.J. Alphons,and prison reformist Kiran Bedi.
Penning new frontiers...
Indian writers win international acclaim. Amitav Ghosh continues to experiment ideas,Arundhati Roy with words, Upamanyu Chatterjee chronicles Indian and Vikram Seth makes plain realism fashionable again.
Veerappan,a charismatic sandalwood smuggler, holds two states to ransom and negotiates his surrender on tape.
