A tale of reality dipped in sarcasm

Yours Sarcastically is not-the-first-its-kind take on MBA students and how they lead their lives. So what makes it different for us to pick up and turn pages Reality bites at the start of every chapter just keeps one going and the impatience to know more about it meaning. One that catches attention is a fact: “Don’t kill yourself. This is a really bad recession year, there are just handful of jobs; don’t train your competitor and gift your job to him: Sourav to me on L420 asking me to prepare with him for the final placements.” Haven’t some of us been through this before Sandeep Das’ book is about MBA students placed in high-ranking B-Schools who are intelligent with lot of expectations, not to mention arrogant and egoistic. The protagonist Nikhil is a brilliant student and helpful to peers but is not without faults. Diplomatic and the dear of the college faculty, he manipulates but for the greater good of the college (or so he thinks). Great grades and promising future makes him student coordinator and he uses this position to his benefit too. This makes him quite controversial. Nevertheless, with the “Sword of Honour” (a yearly prestigious award to the best student) and Neha (a beautiful girl) by his side, he is always ready to take on challenges head-on. As two years pass by, Nikhil’s popularity is hit one after the other due to which he loses his “Sword” and also Neha, sadly to his competitor and the guy who won the Sword. With a placement he did not wish for, he goes on to sell mustard hair oil, fertilisers. His enriching experiences were working with international management consulting firm along Indo-Nepal border and interviewing 60 size-zero South Bombay women. A consultant by profession, Nikhil’s work experiences also constitute negotiating with an underworld don’s right hand man, managing drunken brand managers at corporate off-sites, sales preparation for “surprise” visits by bosses, which is quite hilarious. He also hires cheerleaders to turn around a client’s fortune. Such were his jobs. During his pass time, he visits brothels too and writes movie scripts. Still without a high-profile job and the girl of his dreams, Nikhil’s unrelenting quest for happiness goes on. Will Nikhil make a mark of his own and get a girl is something you have to read out for yourself. Sandeep’s realistic tone and fate’s sarcasm on Nikhil makes the book a worthwhile read.