There are many, many books written about India. On a recent visit I asked my colleague for some recommendations on books that she thought ‘would give you India on a plate’, or that captured part of the spirit of India. At the top of the list was The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize ‘The White Tiger’ was described by one critic as ‘blazingly … [Read more...]
Chicken Chat and a Thumbs Up
What did I eat in India, I hear you ask? Well the short answer is curries, washed down by Thumbs Up , Kingfisher Premium or Sula (white), or water from a bottle. As soon as I arrived in Kolkata, I wanted to try Bengali food so that I could be seen to be loyal to my new people and also so I would have something to talk about when I had business meetings. But being lazy as … [Read more...]