Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense of Everyday India: Making Sense of Every India

A new India is visibly emerging from within the folds of its many pasts. This new India needs to be seen with new eyes | free from the baggage of yesterdays characterizations. This is exactly what Santosh Desai | one of Indias best-known social commentators | does in this warm | affectionate and deliciously witty look at the changing urban Indian middle class. Writing as an insider | from personal experience | Desai cuts through the chaos and confusion of everyday India both yesterday and today | and suddenly | makes us see things clearly. Holding a mirror to our inner selves | Desai makes us see what drives us | what makes us tick | what makes our hearts beat | and how our mindsets and attitudes are changing | even as the past never quite leaves us. And Desai does so in short masterful essays | written with great humour and sensitivity. A big book about small things that truly matter.