Title, Oct. 31 -- Book Talk

Reason Poisons Passion

Author : C. Chandrashekar, IPS (Retd.), Mysuru

Year : 2026

Pages : 424

Price : Rs. 450

Publisher : Abhiruchi Prakashana

C. Chandrashekar is a late bloomer, as it were. He started writing at the age of 70. His first book on Cauvery was published in 2023.

His autobiography 'Reason Poisons Passion' is a readable book, well structured except for the end, where too many incidents are all pieced together, seemingly in a rush.

Otherwise, it is chronological in its narrative. It begins with his admission to Regional College of Education (RCE), Mysore, in 1966. And he rightly says it is "the most significant and deciding factor that has shaped my entire life."

He gives us vivid pen portr...