Title: Ghasiram kotwal
First published: 2004
Description: A savage political satire thinly disguised as a historical morality play of how power corrupts, and the limits to which even absolute power can reach before being destroyed by the very people over whom it exercised tyrannical control.

A good translation from the Marathi by Jayant Karve and Eleanor Elliot.
Subjects: Politcal corruption, public morality, abuse of authority, blackmail
Places: Poona (India : City)
People: Nana Phadnavis, Ghasiram
Time periods: 1770s
LC classification: MLCS 2006/01353 (P), PK2418.T4