Soul of India, Song of Dusk

'expectations' - every past moment has molded us into who we are today.. and will continue to do so.. no matter where we are.. the 'shifting' within us as we raise more and more barriers with each disillusionment.. each disappointment.. had read a book sometime back, very controversial in it's acclaim.. 'The Last Song of Dusk' .. the author, Mr.Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, a very young guy.. was able to bring out this fact so beautifully in his two characters.. a couple who lost their child.. and how each coped with the same grief.. and how it molded them into who they became because of it.. really subtle and brilliant portrayal of human nature and how everything that happens in our lives molds us into who we are at a given point in time.. sometimes unrecognizable to people who knew us so well.. 

it's uncanny how, in "Shantaram", Mr.Gregory David Roberts and in 'Holy Cow', Ms.Sarah MacDonald, have been able to grasp the sheer sense of 'freedom' touching the soul of India.. but more than anything, they somehow speak to the 'seeker' in each.. both very diverse journeys into India, both applauding, respecting, celebrating its unique pervasive spirit, that embraces and acknowledges 'life' for itself.. not chaffing the husk but the disdain..