▁exam ines , ▁investig ates ▁and ▁analy zes ▁several ▁major ▁political ▁sc and als ▁and ▁highlight s ▁evidence ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁against ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁political ▁and ▁business ▁figures ▁and ▁houses . ▁The ▁book ▁places ▁particular ▁focus ▁on ▁government - aff ili ated ▁individuals ▁who ▁conduct ▁business ▁through ▁their ▁personal ▁connections , ▁resulting ▁in ▁what ▁it ▁arg ues ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁business ▁mon opol ies . ▁This ▁cor ruption ▁is ▁illustrated ▁through ▁examples ▁of ▁needs : ▁a ▁village ▁needs ▁a ▁road ▁and ▁a ▁hospital , ▁a ▁gra vey ard ▁that ▁needs ▁a ▁wall , ▁and ▁people ▁that ▁need ▁to ile ts . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁book ▁describes ▁the ▁ways ▁individuals ▁navig ated ▁their ▁business ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁government ▁meets ▁those ▁needs . ▁The ▁book ▁exam ines ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁inter medi aries ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁political ▁scenario ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁function ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁settings . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁contrast s ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁anonymous ▁poor ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁rich ▁and ▁famous , ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁wealth ▁gap ▁und erm ines ▁dem ocr atic ▁processes . ▁It ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁middle men ▁who ▁facil itate ▁access ▁to ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁and ▁manipulate ▁government ▁dec isions . ▁It ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁" a ▁whole ▁cas te ▁of ▁middle men " ▁sust ains ▁and ▁perpet u ates ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁pre val ent ▁from ▁the ▁lowest ▁police ▁post ▁to ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the