Book Review: Chasing the Rainbow: Growing Up in an Indian Village

Life is a wonderful journey, childhood is the best part of this journey. Some of us manage to see life and its surroundings from a broader and deeper perspective, so deep that the childhood observations leave a deep mark in our psychology. Such observations are even deeper, broader and meaningful if it comes from a writer like Manoj Das.

The book amuses with its story telling power combined with the ability to go beyond the surface level activities of life. Divided into smaller chapters, the book provides a thought provoking insight into life, human nature and activities.

One of the best reads when it comes to:
- story telling
- simple narrative
- thought provoking observations of life

Let it be about the dislike of a child for studies or the regrets of an entire village on death of a money or tiger, each of the chapter of the book is an engrossing read.

Go for it! Worth your time!
Once you have finished reading it, you would be forced to look back at your own childhood. But, at the same time the book will help you to decode the otherwise some of the incomprehensible contemporary behaviour around you in a better way.