Today I read the book selected for my November book group, The Hindi Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan. I was excited to read it because the woman hosting this month said she is going to make Indian food for us when we meet, which I've been a fan of since my brother in law made me wet chicken curry with onion nan. I've actually dreamed about him making this dish again...it was THAT good!
It was a fun book, and I enjoyed the things I learned about India, and also the various characters she develops in her story. I've always liked the Indian people that I've met, and I appreciate Indian culture. I learned that in the 1960's, U.S. Immigration policy changed to allow Indian engineers and physicians to come to America. This was referred to in India as "the great brain drain". That's why so many of the Indian's here today are doctors and engineers. When I had my emergency surgery last month, it was a wonderful Indian doctor who diagnosed and cared for me...which I really appreciated (before he came on the scene, the ER staff seemed to be treating me like a "drug seeker", so I was left writhing in more pain and sicker than I've ever been, on a gurney in the ER hallway for 8 hours before Dr. Tehar admitted me.)
It was a nice peek into another culture that I've been fascinated with for years. Can't wait till the book group to discuss it. The book also has various Indian food recipes at the end of every chapter...so if you're handy in the kitchen (which, sadly, I'm really not), you could make the dishes that they have in the story! Cookbook AND great reading! Bonus!!!
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