First published 2011
Anand Giridharadas, a young American-born writer, senses change in the air as his plane descends on Bombay. He's come to the land of his ancestors, drawn by an unlikely economic boom - but his interest lies more in the cultural upheaval as a new generation reconciles old traditions with new ambitions. Through the stories of entrepreneurs, radicals, and Indian families, Giridharadas paints an intimate portrait of a country in the throes of modernization, striving to hold onto its roots.
Genres: non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, india, asian-american, cultural-studies
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: India
Period: 1947-
273 pages · Hardcover · Times Books