SynopsisEach story in this collection illuminates a particular universe, completely
authentic in texture and detail, giving us writing that is not only
pleasurable, but finely-crafted as well'-Indian Review of Books
In 'A New Year's Party', Geoffrey finds all his attempts to throw a successful
party come to naught as his inappropriately chose guests make their dislike for
each other very vocal; the wonderful camaraderie that can exist between a fouryear-
old and his ancient Nana is explored in 'Song of Innocence and
Experience'; two men's lives follow a similar pattern in 'A Diagnosis of Destiny'-
and then one of them dies to the other's horror; in 'The Taste of Almonds', a
senile but endearing Nawab finds himself at odds with the changed times.
As each exquisite story unfolds we are introduced to characters as varied and
colourful as the parts of India to which they belong.
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About the author
N.R. Narayana Murthy is the Founder-Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited, a global software consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. He serves on the boards of Unilever, HSBC, NDTV, Ford Foundation and the UN Foundation. He also serves on the boards of Cornell University, Wharton School, Singapore Management University, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and INSEAD. The Economist ranked Narayana Murthy among the ten most admired business leaders in 2005. He topped the Economic Times list of India?s most powerful CEOs for three consecutive years: 2004 to 2006. He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India, the L?gion d?honneur by the Government of France, and the CBE by the British government. He is the first Indian winner of Ernst and Young?s World Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Max Schmidheiny Liberty prize, and has appeared in the rankings of businessmen and innovators published by India Today, Business Standard, Time, CNN, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes and Financial Times.