Murty takes the reader on her touching adventures across India, shedding light on the India under the commercialism, under the poverty and under the image of India to unearth real stories of people who are unlike those anywhere else on Earth. The spirit of India. One of my favorite stories is when she went to a small town in Uttar Pradesh. She was driving along a crowded rural highway when a storm hit and her car broke down. She walked into town to take shelter in the local church. She walked into the building to take shelter from the rain only to find an elderly couple under a statue of Shiva. This couple were of maybe 70-80 years of age, who have no home or nobody to take care of them. The woman walked up to her, noticing that Murty was shivering, she offered her only shawl to her to keep her warm. This act of kindness touched Murty, and what drove her to write this book. Murty talked to them about what they did and how they lived, and Murty was to touched she offered to give them money to support them. They promptly refused. When she asked why, they replied: "We have enough to be happy and stay alive, who needs surplus money when you have people who care about you?".
All in all, a touching book full of amazing stories and a great read.
No comments:
Post a Comment