Santosh Bakaya is the fit of Gandhi's innumerable biographe to envision his life as a poetic saga In the Ballad of Bapu, she has produced a tour de force that spans his life, including many little known episodes Her exuberant language brings Gandhi's spirit vividly to life like never before, and explores the varied potential of Indian English beautifully We get the full flavour of how the ordinary human being, Gandhi, with his extraordinary nonviolent ways, helped to create a great India; a shining example for the world to follow"