On the outside looking Indian
Subtitle: how my second childhood changed my life
By: Rupinder Gill
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780771035937
Subjects: Social life and customs; Humor; Humour; Biographies; M¿urs et coutumes; Englisch; Roman; East Indian Canadian women; Canadiennes d'origine indienne; Biography
Description: There is a phenomenon in Amish culture called Rumspringa, where Amish adolescents are permitted to break free from the traditional lifestyle to indulge in taboo activities. At the end they decide if they will return to join the church. In that spirit, 30-year-old Rupinder Gill decided to explore a life she never knew growing up in a traditional Indian household, and explore a more 'tradition' North American adolescent experience. This memoir reads like A.J. Jacobs crossed with Russell Peters.
Notes: Issued also in electronic format.