A vicariously amusing yet touching narrative of mercenary extremism vs academic mildewvs bureaucraticennui, brewed in the hotpot of a camaraderie that swellsand ebbs and eventually resuscitates through a fatal rendezvous of the star crossed destinies of two friends in the forests of Van Pradesh. ‘You people should not holds such competitions. Englishes are not good for Indian’s health. Men has to twist mouth and tongue to speak English and it can make us sick.’