Sunday, June 29, 2008

Some great reads about India and Sri Lanka

Fulbright Suggestions:

Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone

In Spite of the Gods Darsan:

Seeing the Divine Image in India

The Gujurat Series

Everyday Life in South Asia


My Booklist:

Eyewitness India

A Fine Balance

The Namesake

The Space Between Us

Culture Smart! India and Sri Lanka

Shantaram

The Inheritance of Loss

Gandhi

Holy Cow



More Books from Fellow Fulbrighters:

Homeless Bird

Untouchables


The Painter of Signs

Third Class Ticket

Nectar in a Sieve

A Handful of Rice

Train to Pakistan

Life Full of Holes

Learning about India Through Indian Eyes


Movies I have watched so far::

A Passage to India

Gandhi

The Namesake

Earth

Monsoon Wedding

The Jewel in the Crown

Any other suggestions?? Post please.



My favorite quote:

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Mohandas Gandhi

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