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 | Jul 5, 2021 | In the moment
The Goodbye 2021 Hello 2021 planner that I received as a gift early this year has been a good reminder to not just plan for the year but to stop after every quarter for a quick check-in. Traveling through books In any given year, I read a lot of books and travel a... by Ranjani Rao | Jun 17, 2021 | In books
If You Want to Write By Brenda Ueland For a writer, reading books for the pleasure of reading and reading books about writing are two different things. The former is a way of slipping into words and worlds created by someone else, like a stroll through a museum filled... 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...
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