| Arvind Adiga was born on 23,oct 1974 – A writer – journalist – His debut novel 'The White Tiger' ,won 2008 , Man Booker Prize. Born in Madras to Dr. Madhav and Usha Adiga, studied in Canara High School, Columbia College and University in New-York and graduated in 1997. Arvind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' provides a dark comical view of modern day life through the Protagonist 'Balram Halwai'.He was a Journalist (Financial Times).At present he is living in India (Mumbai). Arvind Adiga is the fourth writer to win the Man Booker Prize, after Sulman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai. Arvind Adiga has crafted with clarity the social, political, religious and cultural differences of the Indian Economy. The Title' The White Tiger' is the Nick Name of Balram and he names his Taxi Company' The White Tiger Drivers'. |