While the novel presents itself as a story of the grand journey the circus is making back home, the reader is often left exhausted. 2 Uncivic sense: Entitled behaviour starts from the top – India’s leaders must set a better example. 5 ‘Disheartening to see right-wing Indian Americans’: Comedian Nimesh Patel on a divided diaspora. 8 From Bachchans to Modi: What Sonia Gandhi says (and leaves out) in her book.