maya_loves_2read's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
The author managed to recreate the scenes very well.
The 44 villagers and their journey through India must have been a daunting experience! Esp as this was based in 1960’s ,when information was not so easily accessible to these set of travelers .
The story was true then , it’s true even today when the people who are not so rich wants to travel they might have to overcome personal as well as societal biases against them .
What I liked about the story:
The way the journey transformed the 44
The generosity of Uma sen and the creative idea of getting her people to see the country
The narrative throughout, it captures the quirks of simple village people as well as Bengali’s very well.
The non judge-mental narrative is also nice , we forget that the author is a non Indian .
I would definitely be recommending this book to all .
It gave me chuckles , sighs, smiles and good journey.
The description of Varanasi, Delhi , Kolkata , altitude sickness , taj , are exceptionally good .
This is book 2 of the popsugar challenge : prompt : set on a train plane or cruise ship.
If your fav season is winter, this book can fit the fav season prompt.
If using 2020 year’s prompt ; book with a map , book with a 3 word title , book with author who has flora fauna in the name
The 44 villagers and their journey through India must have been a daunting experience! Esp as this was based in 1960’s ,when information was not so easily accessible to these set of travelers .
The story was true then , it’s true even today when the people who are not so rich wants to travel they might have to overcome personal as well as societal biases against them .
What I liked about the story:
The way the journey transformed the 44
The generosity of Uma sen and the creative idea of getting her people to see the country
The narrative throughout, it captures the quirks of simple village people as well as Bengali’s very well.
The non judge-mental narrative is also nice , we forget that the author is a non Indian .
I would definitely be recommending this book to all .
It gave me chuckles , sighs, smiles and good journey.
The description of Varanasi, Delhi , Kolkata , altitude sickness , taj , are exceptionally good .
This is book 2 of the popsugar challenge : prompt : set on a train plane or cruise ship.
If your fav season is winter, this book can fit the fav season prompt.
If using 2020 year’s prompt ; book with a map , book with a 3 word title , book with author who has flora fauna in the name
ravinarayanan's review
5.0
This is an excellent idea. It explains, How travel to expand the horizon of a mind.
encgolsen's review
3.0
I'm not sure why the back cover blurbs on this book say things like "heartwarming." To me, this account of a journey undertaken by more than 40 Bengali villagers in 1969 reads more like a horror story starring figures from a folk tale, as the elderly succumb to the physical and mental stresses of exploring India. My complete review can be found here.
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