In recent years, Mr. Scindia had become a leading voice of the Congress Party, often presenting its views in Parliament as deputy to the party's president, Sonia Gandhi.
He published more than 100 articles and scientific papers, often presenting his findings at national and international conferences and at meetings of the American Physical Society.
Yet the narratives in Benefits Street have a human and poignant quality, often presenting decent and compassionate people disenfranchised by an unfair society.
Ever since its birth, writers have been suspicious of the novel, reaching for the authenticity of the real – often presenting their work as memoir, à la Robinson Crusoe.
Tabloids on both sides of the Atlantic jumped on the story, often presenting it as a tale of the burned bride and the gutless groom.
"Before women become homeless, they are often presenting to health professionals with headaches, depression and stress – but the root cause here is usually social," she says.
Orchestral writing is also melodious, with a solo woodwind or brass instrument often presenting an arresting, even jaunty theme over a simple rhythmic accompaniment.
Two sections of the book address individual films, either exploring Jordan's responses as cineaste or (more often) presenting monologues from the characters' points of view.
During the 1950s film noir continued to deal with the disillusionment of the outsider, often presenting him as a confused member of a repressive society.
"The closing arguments alone are going to last an hour and a half, so that means they're not often presenting any evidence," said Stephen B. Bright, a lawyer who heads the Southern Center for Human Rights, in Atlanta.
Mark Austin is a multi-award winning journalist who now co-presents ITV News at Ten, often presenting on location from places as far afield as the Antarctic, Mogadishu, Afghanistan and Washington.
