by Ranjani Rao | Jul 9, 2021 | In words
Lost at 15, Found at 50: Travels, Trials and Tribulations in Foreign Lands by Ashwini Devare The book: From the Soviet Union’s lron Curtain to Burma’s Bamboo Curtain and Sikkim to Seoul, this memoir follows the journey of a young girl whose life was a... by Ranjani Rao | Jun 30, 2021 | In words
In 2006, I was going through the most painful experience of my life in Hyderabad, India. I had walked out of my marriage of sixteen years and found myself practically homeless in a city that was not my own. My child was eight years old. Although I had a job, I had no... by Ranjani Rao | Jun 8, 2021 | In words
Daddykins: A Memoir of My Father and I by Kalpana Mohan The book: When journalist Kalpana Mohan’s elderly father falls ill in Chennai, she is on the next flight over from California and the home she has shared with her husband for three decades. Caring for her... by Ranjani Rao | Jun 7, 2021 | In words
After reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller Eat Pray Love, I began to seek out other memoirs, curious about the outer life and inner workings of the minds of regular people, which made for fascinating reads. Most of these stories brought home the true meaning... by Ranjani Rao | May 18, 2021 | In words
Six months ago, I made a public declaration of my intent to write my memoir. I had been thinking about it for years, not sure if I wanted to document a difficult period of my life in the form of a book. Most writers admit that writing is hard. Even fiction writers who...
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