There's a saying that the society which defames the modesty of women have reached the lowest level of humanity. But a country that had once enthroned great rulers like Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka, and Akbar has now transformed into a country where a rape of 5 years old girl comes on daily news just because of a comatose system having some power greedy and inefficient people as policy makers. Preluded on one of the infamous and heinous act in the history of India, the Delhi Rape case of Nirbhaya on 16th December 2012, the author has taken a venerate approach to establish his point on the grass root reality that had perhaps led to those shameful acts in his book 'The Edge of Power'. It's not actually a fiction but a brusquely and real hunt-down for reasons with real characters in fictional carcasses.

The story fantastically starts with a street wily opposition leader Ravi Nehra and his self-centered esteems. Why the opposition raises only that issue in parliament that doesn't hurt their profits, how an energetic and ethical leader is deprived from having a ticket due to no support from any businessmen/financier, how those leaders, whether in Ruling or Opposition, uses their party funds in some useless Chintan Baithakhs, are some of the basic starters in The Edge of Power.

But the real flavor smears up as the story is delved deeper. Daivik, who was once denied from entering politics due to some lame reasons, forms his own party with the help of some really efficient and honest people. But being naïve in politics they thirstily needed guidance from an ethical and eminent politician for their proper orientation and efficient usage of resources. This is where Shruti Ranjan, an honest politician enters the scene. The story then moves retrospective reveling Shruti's life, her philosophy and how being also a rape victim had earned such a positive public repute and why despite being in the apex of public acceptance she sworn off politics 3 years ago. Another striking feature is the layered approach of events like uprising of Azad Bharat Party (Daivik's) to a national level within months of its launch. The author has gone long way to show the difference between a naïve and a veteran politician. Both Shruti and Daivik are honest and are venerating to their ethics but how real experience had inclined Shruti's to much practical viability is of repute for the book.

In short, Tuhin A. Sinha has successfully penned down the traits a Prime Minister must possess from a common Indian perspective.