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Train Friends: Bombay Roots, Parallel Tracks, Shared Journeys Kindle Edition

by Nandini Patwardhan (Author), Ranjani Rao (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This is a collection of fourteen paired essays written by Nandini Patwardhan and Ranjani Rao. Both writers grew up in Mumbai and spent long periods in the United States. The essays explore similar themes, but from very different perspectives.

Topics covered are the emergence of ambition in childhood, becoming mothers in a foreign land, the meaning of home, and how the writers' values continue to be shaped by their formative experiences.

This is a different kind of immigrant narrative. There is nostalgia, but it is colored with optimism, ambition, and courage. Curious and open-minded readers will find resonance in this anthology. Grab a copy and hop on our train for a uniquely uplifting and insightful journey.
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Nandini Patwardhan grew up in India and has lived in the United States for the last thirty five years. A math major by training and a software developer by vocation, she is a writer by avocation. 
She started writing personal essays as a way to record her experiences as "an Indian mother raising American kids." Soon, writing became her way of getting to the heart of her deepest convictions. A little later, she realized that her personal essays were like letters from her old self to her current self.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07WNRT7QJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Story Artisan Press (August 19, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 92 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9811429685
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  1. Nandini Patwardhan

    Nandini Patwardhan

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    Nandini Patwardhan grew up in India and has lived in the United States for the last thirty five years. A math major by training and software developer by vocation, she is a writer by avocation. Patwardhan started writing personal essays as a way to record her experiences as "an Indian mom raising American kids." Soon, writing became her way of getting to the heart of her deepest convictions. A little later, she realized that her personal essays were like letters from her old self to her current self--a way to remember, map the journey, and create meaning.

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    Dr. Ranjani Rao

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    Ranjani Rao is a trained scientist, a self-taught writer, yoga practitioner, and lifelong learner committed to an apprenticeship in observation. Originally from Mumbai, she spent her early adult life in the USA where she first began writing. Her fiction and non-fiction writing are inspired by her life in three countries and travels to thirty.

    Her work has appeared in several print and digital publications in the USA, India and Singapore. Her essay titled, “The Girl With The Red Dot”, originally published on Alternet.org was chosen for inclusion in the Thomson Reader, a college-level English textbook.

    She is the author of three books, and has contributed to several anthologies. Her award-winning essays and op-eds appear in India Currents, an Indian-American magazine and The Straits Times, Singapore.

    When not working or tackling the unread pile of books by her bedside, she goes for long walks in the nature reserve behind her home. She returns with either new ideas or pictures of wildlife that she shares on social media, much to the embarrassment of her children.

    She lives with her family in Singapore who provide inspiration and fodder for her writing.

    www.ranjanirao.com

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  • stackofbooks
    5.0 out of 5 stars Transportive essays worth sinking into
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019
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    Train Friends is a ruminative and eloquent series of essays which subtly weave the challenges of straddling two cultures: Indian and American. Reading these pieces reminded me of the Indian term, "jugalbandi" where two artistes playfully riff on a music note and complement each other's strengths. Here Nandini and Ranjani do the same, complementing each other's views expertly on a variety of topics: parenting with cultural baggage; the struggles of a working mom and even Marie Kondo. Train Friends is like having two friends along with you for this journey called life. I was sad to have turned the last page. We live in an age of TL;DR. Where sound bites rule and reflection has mostly been swept under the rug. How wonderful it is then to pause, to step into these paired points of view that so subtly and yet thoroughly take on the quotidian and make it shine.
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  • Swathi Vilivalam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019
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    Loved the book!. Loved the writing. Although i confess to not living in Bombay- many aspects of the story were totally relatable and i had a chance to relive those experiences.... was transported back to childhood.
    Can’t wait to read more
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  • Aditya T
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hoping for more!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019
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    Wished that there was more to read. But a very good start by the authors!
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  • Gururaj Krishna Rao
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mumbai nostalgia
    Reviewed in India on October 25, 2019
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    This book brings back my memories of the great city Mumbai.I have been out of Mumbai for last 18 years.Many of the situations described about Mumbai,the households and the peculiarities of the city are head on.Mumbai instills a can do attitude in you and this does not leave you even if you relocate elsewhere.
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  • Lorna pinto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent essays
    Reviewed in India on February 18, 2020
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    Excellent read and brought back so many memories . The essays are interesting and especially Loved the essay on kitchen table the most .
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