[silk] Reverse migration, and book launches
I'm a sucker for ambitious undertakings. Especially when they come wrapped in packages like this one. Silklister Shoba Narayan is releasing her second book in Bangalore next week, and is happy to have the denizens of silk come and make some noise [1]. And the ambitious undertaking? See below. Thoughts? Udhay [1] https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6615241/Invite_Return%20to%20India.pdf http://shobanarayan.com/2012/04/16/new-book-return-to-india/ New Book: Return to India Posted on April 16, 2012 I am working on Book Number 2, which will hopefully be out later this summer. It is a memoir called, “Return to India.” It will be published by Rain Tree (how I love that name), which Rupa calls “its new premium hardcover imprint” here You can view my title in the Raintree catalogue here The reason I put up this post was a note from a friend– okay, my husband– this morning that said, “Good timing of the book.” He was responding to an article in the New York Times about immigrants. I can say it here because hardly anyone sees this site. My grand ambition with this book is to open the floodgates of reverse migration. People write books for the same reason they start companies or join politics: to effect change. I may not effect change on any grand scale, but I can dream, can’t I? My blousy dream, the reason I wrote ‘Return to India,’ is to cause million of Indians who are currently living abroad to return to India and become contributing residents. There, I’ve said it and blown it into the wind. A fluttering butterfly’s wing causing a tsunami millions of miles away. -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Re: [silk] Reverse migration, and book launches
What happens to the remittance economy that runs because of them? On 28 Aug 2012, at 08:26 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: I'm a sucker for ambitious undertakings. Especially when they come wrapped in packages like this one. Silklister Shoba Narayan is releasing her second book in Bangalore next week, and is happy to have the denizens of silk come and make some noise [1]. And the ambitious undertaking? See below. Thoughts? Udhay [1] https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6615241/Invite_Return%20to%20India.pdf http://shobanarayan.com/2012/04/16/new-book-return-to-india/ New Book: Return to India Posted on April 16, 2012 I am working on Book Number 2, which will hopefully be out later this summer. It is a memoir called, “Return to India.” It will be published by Rain Tree (how I love that name), which Rupa calls “its new premium hardcover imprint” here You can view my title in the Raintree catalogue here The reason I put up this post was a note from a friend– okay, my husband– this morning that said, “Good timing of the book.” He was responding to an article in the New York Times about immigrants. I can say it here because hardly anyone sees this site. My grand ambition with this book is to open the floodgates of reverse migration. People write books for the same reason they start companies or join politics: to effect change. I may not effect change on any grand scale, but I can dream, can’t I? My blousy dream, the reason I wrote ‘Return to India,’ is to cause million of Indians who are currently living abroad to return to India and become contributing residents. There, I’ve said it and blown it into the wind. A fluttering butterfly’s wing causing a tsunami millions of miles away. -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Re: [silk] Reverse migration, and book launches
Thanks, Udhay. Silk-listers. Please come for the book launch at The Park hotel, Bangalore on September 8th. There will be wine and appetizers. I'd love to meet you, and you don't have to buy my book. Scratch that. Please buy my book. Sidin: my view is that the remittance economy brings along its attendant social costs-- Kerala's soaring suicide and depression rate being one example.
Re: [silk] Reverse migration, and book launches
Not to mention the classic mallu fantasy, chechi with husbend in gelf --srs (HTC One X) - Reply message - From: Shoba Narayan sh...@shobanarayan.com To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: [silk] Reverse migration, and book launches Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2012 5:08 AM Thanks, Udhay. Silk-listers. Please come for the book launch at The Park hotel, Bangalore on September 8th. There will be wine and appetizers. I'd love to meet you, and you don't have to buy my book. Scratch that. Please buy my book. Sidin: my view is that the remittance economy brings along its attendant social costs-- Kerala's soaring suicide and depression rate being one example.
