The Seventh Night

In his final night, Balram explains that after commiting the murder, he decided to travel by train in order to reach Bangalore with his nephew, Dharam. He gets away with a police poster with his image by telling a man that most of the men in India look like the person in the image and  lives in fear for the first four weeks in Bangalore. Overcoming his anxiety, he bribes a police to get rid of other taxi service companies and establishes his own company, White Tiger Drivers. He celebrates his success through various means and claims that “White men will be finished within [his] lifetime,” and “yellow men and brown men [will] rule the whole world.” (305) Apologizing to the family who lost its son by Balram’s driver when the victim was riding his bicycle, Balram gave 25000 rupees to the family and a job for the surviving son. Lastly, he states that  “[He’ll] never say [he] made a mistake that night in Delhi when [he] slit [his] master’s throat.“ (320)

The book reflects the negative aspects of India: corruption, murder, unacceptable conditions of work and stagnation. As Balram tries to warn all the faults of the nation to the Premier, it gives a horrible impression on India. Despite all the pessimistic facets of the country, the positive and optimistic features ,such as the preservation of cultures and traditions and hospitality of people, cover the defects. Balram underwent great hardship and experienced extreme cases; nevertheless, he stays confident and employs his past experiences to become a successful entrepreneur. In addition, his reference to the fact that yellow and brown people will dominate the world is true as Chinese and Indian economy is drastically improving. With development in multitude fields, globalization will aid the country to thrive.