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Monsoon Wedding
Naseeruddin Shah, Tilotama Shome
Universal Studios, 2002
modern Shakespeare
+ Ugly Ducklings Become Swans
+ Cultural Humor
This film has received enough positive reviews without my adding my 2 cents. However, I would like to make the point that this movie is closer to a Shakespearean comedy than any other modern film I've seen (although I don't watch films as often as some). Although the theme of incest is darker and ...
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A River Sutra
Gita Mehta
Vintage, 1994
A wonderful realistic fictional take on multireligious India
+ o'connor would have approved
+ The Soul Must Travel through Eighty Four Thousand Births to Become a Man...
+ Poetic descriptions and an intriguing narrative
+ Winding down the thread
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Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
Dazzling Stories
+ Haunting and Dazzling Stories
+ I enjoyed every story
+ Beautifully written
+ Excellent book
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The Death of Vishnu: A Novel
Manil Suri
Harper Perennial, 2002
The Tragedy and Glory of India
+ A Micro View of India
+ the essence of contemporary India
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri is not for everyone. The people who will appreciate it most are Westerners who have spent time living in India. By living I mean working, living and interacting with people there, not just being a tourist. The reason for this assessment is that the book contains ...
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Shantaram
Scribe, 2004
A brilliant bombay book
+ Only book I know which justifies the description "rollercoaster of a novel"
+ I'm sort of stunned at the negative reviews
I came across "Shantaram" on display in Waterstones, and the only reason I bought it was because it mentioned Bombay on the back cover.
I have just finished reading it, and would recommend it thoroughly. The author is Gregory David Roberts. He was a drug addict, and a criminal who escaped from ...
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Salaam Bombay (Widescreen Special Edition)
Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal
MGM (Video & DVD), 2003
Definitely a classic
+ I've seen the movie 4 or 5 times.
+ Brilliant!
+ Definitely Not Bollywood
+ Exceptional work of art!
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Freedom at Midnight
Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1997
Freedom at Midnight--prequel to the 21st century
+ One great account of the Indian partition
+ One of the most comprehensive and intimate looks at the forming of modern India.
+ Skillfully written, absorbing story
+ Mountbatten Autobiography
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The Age of Kali
William Dalrymple
Flamingo, 1999
Few writers with as much skill as William Dalrymple
+ Well-researched...
+ Really good read, really crappy book
+ Fascinating and Intriguing
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The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, Book 1)
Paul Scott
University Of Chicago Press, 1998
Don't miss this book
+ Man Without A Country
+ The decline of the British Raj in India
+ The Raj Quartet
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The Jewel in the Crown
Peggy Ashcroft, Derrick Branche
A&E Home Video, 2001
Bad Sound; Cheap DVD; but Great Story
+ A mere two cents............
+ Deep, Dramatic History
+ It's the "unfulfilled promise."
+ A new perspective
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Difficult Daughters: A Novel
Manju Kapur
Faber & Faber, 1999
Wonderful first book
+ The Oppression of Indian Women.
+ Mothers & Daughters & mirrored lives
+ Beautifully written!!!!!!!!!
+ Complex issues for daughters who want to chose their own way
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The Palace of Illusions: A Novel
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Doubleday, 2008
Panchali's Mahabharat
+ Palace of Illusions
+ Good Book !!!
+ A gorgeous tale retold with pizzaz
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A Suitable Boy : A Novel (Perennial Classics)
Vikram Seth, 2005
Don't let the size of the book stop you!
+ India-made Understandable to a Westerners Eyes
+ Don't be Daunted by its Length...
+ Learn Indian history/culture at the same time enjoy a colorful story
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The City of Joy
Dominique Lapierre
Grand Central Publishing, 1990
STORY OF THE UNBREAKABLE HUMAN SPIRIT
+ The City of Joy
+ The city of Joy
+ "... a heartrendering tale of the real heros of Calcutta, a tale of the indomitable spirit of humankind to triumph..."
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City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
William Dalrymple
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Fantastic travel writing
+ Thank you for the Sufi and Muslim
+ A great book for insight on multi-layered cultures of Delhi
+ The Legacy of Partition
+ learn more scintillating facts about Delhi
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