In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Story That Shook India
In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Story That Shook India
Bachi Karkaria
- Language: English
- Print Length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 9353450543
- ISBN-13: 9789353450540
On 27 April 1959, the handsome naval commander Kawas Nanavati was told by his wife, Sylvia, that she was having an affair. That evening, Nanavati stormed sylvia’s lover Prem Ahuja’s bedroom and shut the door behind him. Three gunshots were heard going off inside. Ahuja was dead. Ahuja’s murder set in motion an extraordinary public and media frenzy, and pitted the executive against the judiciary. In this laboriously researched book, part thriller and part courtroom drama, Bachi Karkaria gives us the most comprehensive account of the Nanavati case and the legal crises to which it gave birth. This book clears the fog of conspiracy theories and tells the true story of the case that shook India.
On 27 April 1959, the handsome naval commander Kawas Nanavati was told by his wife, Sylvia, that she was having an affair. That evening, Nanavati stormed sylvia’s lover Prem Ahuja’s bedroom and shut the door behind him. Three gunshots were heard going off inside. Ahuja was dead. Ahuja’s murder set in motion an extraordinary public and media frenzy, and pitted the executive against the judiciary. In this laboriously researched book, part thriller and part courtroom drama, Bachi Karkaria gives us the most comprehensive account of the Nanavati case and the legal crises to which it gave birth. This book clears the fog of conspiracy theories and tells the true story of the case that shook India.
Author Bios:
Bachi Karkaria is a veteran journalist and columnist with The Times of India. She also curates the Times of India LitFest.
Bachi Karkaria is a veteran journalist and columnist with The Times of India. She also curates the Times of India LitFest.
