num_pages: 320
description: In an extension of her academic work on economic and political transition in India, Kamdar (World Policy Institute, New York U.) traces the Indian diaspora through this fascinating memoir of her tattooed grandmother's world and her own bicultural upbringing in the US West and Bombay. Includes family photos, maps, recipes, a glossary of Gujarati and Hindi terms, and endnotes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey Into Her Indian Family's Past
titlecomplete: Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey Into Her Indian Family's Past
genres: History, Biography, India, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 125
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: PublicAffairs