Ankur Shah is not like me.

I don't mean the fact that he's of Indian descent and I'm of Anglo-Saxon descent, though that's true. I also don't mean that he's studied the teachings of Gandhi and I haven't, though that is also true. I'm sure there are many other ways in which we are not alike, and many ways in which we are, but the specific difference that I am choosing to focus on lies more in our spiritual and philosophical approaches to life, because it best illustrates the dichotomou More...

A delightful travelogue that carries the reader on a journey through the self, in search of the heart of love. Ankur Shah's notes on his journey through Gujarat, following in the footsteps of Gandhi, are spiritual, simultaneously brooding and ecstatic. He peppers his narrative of events with introspection on modern existence and its travails, but never loses his focus on the very real and tangible beauty of the everyday, the glory of the hospitality of strangers, the wonder and joy of food besto More...

My recommendation was too long so I'll put it here.

I would recommend this book to those interested in travelogues, pilgrimage, India, self-discovery, and Ghandi; and anyone that enjoys an insightful, entertaining narrative.

My actual review is to be added at a later date.

India is a very welcoming place for people trying to find themselves.

I'd never read a self-published book before, nor taken one seriously. I carried around Shah's words with me all fall, and was grateful for the company.