Power corrupts and absolute strength corrupts totally; this can be actual less than dictatorship, totalitarianism and fundamentalism, and democracy besides. Slavery, bondage, suppression and discrimination stick with whilst absolute strength corrupts. might be, an Abraham Lincoln might legally placed an finish to the actual slavery, yet its manifestation in numerous other kinds relating to race, together with colour and caste, tradition, language, faith, nationality and political approach is still a danger to man's spirit of freedom. the 19 month-long Emergency declared in India in 1975 will be particularly a trifling occasion within the political historical past of the world's greatest democracy. yet, while The Haunted Man, allegorically offers the soreness of the folks, gasping for breath below its heavy yoke, the topic earnings universality. via dozens of symbolic episodes and references picked up from the area of literature-scape, Alexander Raju's novel unravels the severity of such actual and mental suppressions of the helpless lots and, thereby, not just creates wisdom between freedom-loving peoples but additionally tenders a caution to the complete world.

About the Author:

Born on April 1st, 1952, in Kerala nation of India, Alexander Raju studied in St. Peter's fundamental institution, Vazhoor, St. Paul's highschool, Vazhoor, St. Dominic's university, Kanjirappally and Baselius collage, Kottayam. He all started his occupation as a contract journalist as early as 1974, after finishing his larger stories within the Universities of Kerala and Saugar, Madhya Pradesh. traveling nearly each corner and nook of India, he obtained a firsthand wisdom of the Indian methods of existence between a variety of ethnic teams who differed completely of their tradition, faith and language. whilst Sikkim turned the twenty-second kingdom of India, he joined the employees of Sikkim Express as one in all its sub-editors and later turned the editor of Bullet, a newsweekly released from Gangtok. He used to be one amongst the three-member workforce that introduced Dainik Aawaz, the 1st Nepali News-daily of India.

Returning to his local kingdom of Kerala, he labored as a attorney for a little while. In 1981, he joined the college of English at Baselius collage, Kottayam, his personal alma mater, as a lecturer. considering 1990, he has been serving as a registered learn consultant in Mahatma Gandhi collage, Kerala, India. at the moment he's Professor of English in Bahir Dar collage, Ethiopia.

Alexander Raju, an Indian English critic, poet, novelist and brief tale author, has many books to his credits. Ripples and Pebbles (1989), Sprouts of Indignation (2003) and Magic Chasm (2007) are collections of his poems. His first novel The Haunted Man got here out in 1997. Candles at the Altar (1985) and Many Faces of Adam (1991) are collections of his brief tales. The Psycho-Social Interface in British Fiction (2000) is a severe work.