READ: Monsoon Diary by Shoba Narayan
We all begin to remember life’s events around age 4-5 which is where Monsoon Diary picks up. From there, the author tells her tale of growing up in South India in vivid detail and an [...]
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READ: A Way into India
Thousands of years of traditions flood the photos in A Way into India; A notable book in the ability to convey the passion of photographer Raghubir Singh without written words. Singh’s concept is simple: capture [...]
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SKIP: Ginger and Ganesh
“Please teach me Indian cooking! I will bring ingredients and pay you for your trouble. I would like to know about your culture as well.” And with this posting on Craigslist, so begins Nani Power’s [...]
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READ: Street Food of India
Limiting oneself to just 50 of the greatest Indian snacks is a feat in itself. Add to it rich, colorfully detailed photos of individual snacks direct from the streets of various cities across India, and [...]
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READ: A Passage to India
The idea of recommending this classic, at first, seemed like an easy out. That is until I asked my recent travel partner if she had read A Passage to India. When she stated, matter of [...]
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READ: Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi
One month is how long it took to stumble through the pages of often-times dry, amateurish and pointless drivel. Part 1 tells the story of Jeff, a writer unhappy with his life, and his travels to Venice for the sake of an assignment. What continues is mindlessly boring detail of his daily life and how unhappy he is. One does not need so many pages to paint the story of a lost life in search of meaning.
