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"The
history of the Gujarati diaspora is one of the great unwritten narratives
of pre-modern globalization. In Motiba's Tattoos Mira Kamdar gives us
a loving and poignant account of a 20th- century version of this story.
This finely written, well-researched memoir is not just an important
first step towards the telling of this story: it is also a very good
read."
-- Amitav Ghosh, author of The Calcutta Chromosome and Shadow Lines |
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Devastating Earthquake Kills Tens of Thousands
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"There
was an unexpected bonus for me in putting myself in Ms. Kamdar's capable
hands and following the peregrinations of Motiba and her family: I came
to a clearer understanding of the larger Indian Diaspora and the political
forces of the twentieth century. Motiba's Tattoos is colorful, poignant,
humorous and beautifully-told."
-- Abraham Verghese, author of The Tennis Partner and My Own Country |
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