Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense of Everyday India
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Santosh Desai, a well-known social commentator in India, turns his attention to the urban middle class and the everyday details of how people live now. Drawing on his own experience as an insider, he looks at how attitudes and habits are shifting while older traditions keep their hold. The book is made up of short essays, each one taking a small, familiar scene and using it to show what drives people and how they change. Written with warmth, humour and sensitivity, the pieces aim to help readers see familiar things with fresh eyes.
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