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DZIESIĘĆ POWIEŚCI Z INDIAMI W TLE WARTYCH PRZECZYTANIA - Orientana

TEN NOVELS WITH INDIA IN THE BACKGROUND WORTH READING

As it is still the holiday season, some of us have more time to read. Books have been my hobby since childhood and I got to know many countries by reading novels about them before I had the opportunity to visit them in person. As you know, I like to travel around Asia, I am fascinated by its culture and nature and I am very curious about people. I am not able to go everywhere, and books will take me to even the most undiscovered regions of the world. I come to you today with a list of books about India that I have read and that I recommend.

CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI "AT THE FEET OF THE GODDESS"

An interesting family saga showing the fate of Indian women. The story of Grandma Sabitri, a baker's daughter living in an Indian village, her daughter Bela, who will leave in search of a better education and a better life in the United States, and her granddaughter, who has never seen her grandmother, but who writes her a letter from distant India when she learns that the girl wants to give up her education and quit her studies. Beautifully described fates of women.

MACIEJ WESOŁOWSKI "VERTICAL SPLIT"

A colourful and interesting report. The author takes us through India from Varansi where corpses are burned on gathas by the Ganges, to a visit to Rishikesh where in 1968 the Beatles sought eastern spirituality. A lot of interesting information for people who want to visit India and find interesting places there, not only those described by tourist guides.

RANA DASGUPTA "DELHI. THE CAPITAL OF GOLD AND DREAM"

The author, born in Great Britain, half Indian, half British, settled in Delhi to better understand the city and its people. A colourful reportage about contemporary India, explaining its culture and giving the reasons for many phenomena resulting from a difficult history, which in my opinion is very similar to the history of Poland. Did you know that Independence Day in India is celebrated on August 15?

JOANNA IRZABEK "INDIA SPÓŁKA Z OL"

A very compensated story that briefly touches on the most controversial topics related to India. You will find information here about how living in the slums you can start a business and become almost a millionaire but still not be accepted by society, how arranged marriages look like, how and why women are treated this way and not differently, and you will read about other most current problems of modern India.

VIKAS SWARUP "SIX SUSPECTS"

A very interesting crime novel by the author of the novel on which "Slumdog Millionaire" was based. A very complicated and interesting story about the six people in the title, who are suspects in the case of a murder that took place at a party. All the suspects had weapons with them. The road through India leads us to solving the mystery.

GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS “SHANTARAM”

A terribly thick book that you will either love or hate. This is the true story of an Australian heroin addict. His family life fell apart, he became a bank robber. Sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court, after a few years he escapes spectacularly and becomes one of the most wanted men in Australia. After reaching India, he hides in the slums, where he does a kind of penance for his previous life and tries to be a good person - he heals the poor, but in the process he gets involved with the Bombay mafia.

WILLIAM DALRYMPLE "NINE LIVES. IN THE TRAIL OF SACREDNESS IN MODERN INDIA"

One of the most interesting collections of reports describing the lives of nine different people through religious experiences. Here we have the opportunity to meet Jains (I really recommend it!), we learn the story of a follower of Jellamma obliged to provide sexual services, and a Buddhist monk who became a guerrilla fighting Chinese soldiers during the annexation of Tibet.

WOJCIECH JAGIELSKI "EAST FROM WEST"

A moving and interesting story of a Polish woman who left Warsaw taking one backpack with her. She rejected her previous life – studies, apartment, career and chose India to live in, where she seeks spiritual balance. The author also describes the story of a hippie “Saint” – who values ​​free love, drugs and religious communes. They travel along the path of India, which fascinates many who choose it in order to find a different, better spiritual life. And what they find, you will learn from this book.

ANNA JANOWSKA "MONSOOON COMES TWICE. A JOURNEY ON THE PEPPER TRAIL THROUGH KERALA, OMAN AND ZANZIBAR"

Reportage not only about India, but I chose this book because the author beautifully describes Kerala - a state that I like very much and often visit because it is the capital of Ayurveda. You will read here how the cultivation of not only pepper but also other important spices and herbs has changed over the years. You will get to know the Kerala spa-sanatorium, completely different from what you can find in Thailand, for example.

PIOTR KŁODKOWSKI "THE EMPIRE OF GOD HANUMAN. INDIA IN THREE VIEWS"

This is a book written by a former Polish ambassador to India. We get to know India from the political perspective – we have the opportunity to meet statesmen, incredibly wealthy businessmen, influential journalists and Bollywood stars. We get to know the interesting history of India and its connection with the history of Poland – it is really interesting how much we have in common. The author also shows the fate of ordinary people: salespeople, taxi drivers, servants.

Summary: My goal is not to summarize these items, but only to indicate what you can expect and encourage you to reach for these items. The order is very random, they are different and everyone will definitely find something for themselves

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