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This one was a bit tedious to be honest. Samar, a young Indian man falls in with a bunch of foreigners in Banares who are exploring the esoteric orient. They do most of the talking while he reflects on their relationships and then he gets involved in one himself.
Banares, Hinduism’s most holy city, is a typical place for Westerners to run away to in search of themselves, so it’s not without irony that Samar ends up running away from Banares and his own issues.
I found it all a bit unreal and very ...more
Banares, Hinduism’s most holy city, is a typical place for Westerners to run away to in search of themselves, so it’s not without irony that Samar ends up running away from Banares and his own issues.
I found it all a bit unreal and very ...more
"Yeh meri duniya kahani hai. Main in logo ko janta hoon." My Hindi has progressed to the point that when I came to this quote in the book I did not need the translation. "It is the story of my world. I know these people well." And that's how I feel about this book. It is my story. I know these people.
Someone once said to me, treat everyone as if their heart were breaking because it probably is. This is a story of not only self discovery but the discovery that others suffer too. I identified with ...more
Someone once said to me, treat everyone as if their heart were breaking because it probably is. This is a story of not only self discovery but the discovery that others suffer too. I identified with ...more
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