It is winter but the mango season is back…..
Announcing the release of
Mango Mood
by
Sharmila Kamat
Publisher: Rupa Publications, New Delhi, 2010
About Mango Mood
This book chronicles the story of Goa, and India, in its recent past, as retold by a bemused, yet indulgent, Goan. Using mostly gentle, sometimes hard-hitting and insightful satire, it leads the reader through headline-grabbing incidents in recent times through the medium of 42 short, satirical pieces.
While the first section, “A Goan Pot-Pourrie” deals with all things Goan, in the second half, “With a Dash of Garam Masala,” the cast of characters expands to include personalities, and events, across India. The piece-de-resistance of the book is a history of Goa retold, from its birth at the hands of Lord Parashurama, through the Portuguese interlude, to its present-day status as the undisputed party capital of India.
Like the King of Fruits whose soft exterior belies the hard core at the centre, the light-hearted rendition of front-page news in Mango Mood conceals pertinent comments on certain hard realities in our society. Besides, can there be a better symbol for Goa than the luscious, mouth-watering mango?
This humorous, yet thought-provoking, and elegantly designed book will most definitely serve as stimulating reading for the general public.
Published by Rupa Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, the book, which is priced at Rs. 195/-, is available at all major bookstores in Goa, as also online from the publisher’s website. Its ISBN no. is 9788129117229.
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