Matadaana – The Election

Description

A young idealist, having completed his M.B.B.S., engages in social service adhering to Gandhian principles and earns the goodwill of the villagers. Desiring to bank on his fame, political strategists convince him that he can serve the villagers far more effectively as an Assembly Member and he ends up contesting the elections as an independent. In the frenzy of the election campaign, he neglects the treatment of a patient which results in her death.
What happens to the young doctor, who stakes his reputation as he fights elections? Who wins and who loses this ghastly game? Does the girl who is madly in love with the idealistic doctor eventually win his heart? What is the fate of the supporters of the various political factions after the results are out?
Appearing for the first time in translation, S. L. Bhyrappa’s Matadaana: The Election is a superb political romance that plumbs the depths of human emotions.

Publisher : Subbu ; Paperback ; Pages : 252 ;                           Author : SL Bhyrappa