American Bapu: India Through My Eyes

About The Book: In 2014 when 15000 travelers were stranded at airport in Dallas Texas my wife and I helped a young Bengali woman who was visiting the US for the first time. We saw to it that she reached her destination safely. We remained friends and grew close staying in touch online. In 2015 she asked that we come to India to be in her wedding party as her American parents. It was an incredible way to experience India for the first time!At the request of a few Indian friends from an online forum I wrote a short travelogue about that first experience in India. More than 100000 Indians read what I wrote! Some were young people who became close online friends. Some wrote me about their personal issues. They began calling me Baapu Baba Angel Paa Touji Papa Rick and Dad. I called them the sons and daughters of my heart.In 2017 we returned to India and stayed with the families of some of them in five different cities. This book tells that story.