The Average Indian Maleby Cyrus Broacha. Published in 2011 by Random House Publishers India Private Limited, Windsor IT Park, 7th floor, Tower-B, A-1, Sector-125, Noida 201301. Pp: xviii + 246. Price: Rs 199.
The book is anything but average. In parts it is witty and extraordinarily clever, in parts it is repetitive and full of exaggerations. Mostly it is written tongue-in-cheek but at times the style is more cheek-in-tongue. Taken in small doses it is funny ha-ha with intelligent "take-offs" when describing the average Indian male.
Before becoming self-critical, cynical and in-fighting as of now, Parsis were known for their sense......