Indian summer
Subtitle: a love letter to India and the story of India 29
By: Arthur J. Frankel
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781491861790; 9781491861806
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Civilization; Social life and customs; Religious life and customs; Civilisation; Mœurs et coutumes; Manners and customs
Description: "Under the shadow of the turbulent 1960's, this is my story of a journey through village India as an American Peace Corp Volunteer. I graduated college in 1966 with no idea of what I wanted to do in life. I asked the Peace Corps to send me to a place that was more different than anything I had ever known. I got what I asked for. India unfolded into a kaleidoscope of fascinating people and unforgettable scenes in a culture that never failed to amaze me. The sights, smells, and sounds of village India offer the backdrop of what happened, some stories quite incredible, but all true. After two years, I was infused with the spiritual and mystical quality that was, and still is, India--something that is almost beyond explaining. It cannot be found by touring India or even visiting an ashram, but only by living there, learning the local language, and being with Indians in their homes and work. Forty-four years after leaving the Peace Corps I returned to village India. Suprisingly, very little had changed."--Back cover.