- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Viking; 1 edition (7 Nov 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670819190
- ISBN-13: 978-0670819195
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 618,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A series of stories which reveal the many faces of India - its beauty and terrible poverty; its corruption and the strength and dignity of its poor; and its yearning for modernity and the richness of its ancient cultures.
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Bed tea or chota hazari (small breakfast), as we used to know it when I was a child in Calcutta during the last days of the raj, is one of the luxuries of my life in India. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Bed tea or chota hazari (small breakfast), as we used to know it when I was a child in Calcutta during the last days of the raj, is one of the luxuries of my life in India. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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63 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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There is a little anecdote about Mark Tully from the days before television. If you went to an Indian village and said you were from BBC, they would ask if you were Mark Tully. If the answer was No, the villagers were disappointed. Such is the charm of Mark Tully and the place he enjoys in hearts and minds of many Indians, who grew up listening to BBC on AM radio.
This book is most interesting in that it is a truthful depiction of the diversity and the finer nuances of India, normally visible or intelligible only to the most sensitive and intelligent of Indian minds and blocked out by most of the middle class, obscured by the daily struggle of living. He touches upon various themes including the continued stigma of untouchability in India, our colonial baggage and how it impacts our love of our own languages (compared to English and by the way the Indian constitution recognises 26 major languages, give and take a few), the Sati, the Kumbh Mela (widely televised in the UK last year).
What is intriguing to most outsiders is how these ancient practices co-exist with the visions of modern India. That is where Mark Tully is different from others. Having spent many years in India, and living now in Delhi, he has not just seen it as tourist interest but as an introspective journalist analysed it all. One of the fascinating results is this book.
Highly recommended if you want to understand the enigma of India (and Indians). If you are the Palace-on-wheels tourist, with all respect (since you bring dollars to the Indian economy), skip it. It might give you an upset stomach.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I am a typical modern Indian youth who knows his science and math well but doesn't have a clue about his culture or way of life. This book sparked my interest in learning about my own culture and appreciating it.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an eye openenr for every indian. It throws open new ways of looking at things happening in India. The life , culture and socail fabric have been picturised with a deep insight into the subject. Mark Tully makes the reader think and arrive at his conclusion leaving a deep impression of his thoughts.
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If I had read this book around the time it was published (the early nineties), I may have agreed with certain opinions expressed in this book but overall would have felt that this... Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. Nair
essential reading
Mark Tully is such a knowledgeable writer on India. This is a good book to read for an insight into what the country is like.
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Bhavini Shah
Poorly written
Although this book provides insights into the culture and life of modern India, it is very poorly written. The prose is choppy and uninspiring. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2003 by James P. Cluchey
Very thoughtful
Excellent book, which explores a number of encounters which Mark Tully has had in his many years in India. Read more
Published on 13 May 2003 by S. A. Richmond
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