Ebook {Epub PDF} Snakes and Ladders by Gita Mehta

 · Gita Mehta is the author of the bestselling books Karma Cola, Raj, A River Sutra, and Snakes and Ladders. She divides her time between New York, London, and India. She divides her time between New York, London, and www.doorway.ru: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Snakes and Ladders. Glimpses of India. By GITA MEHTA. Nan A. Talese Doubleday. Read the Review. Freedom's Song. It was three o'clock in the morning and my mother was still dancing at the Roshanara.  · She knows India in all its rich detail--its folkways and history, its culture and politics, its ancient traditions and current concerns. In Snakes and Ladders, she gives a loving but unflinching 4/5(1).

In Snakes and Ladders, she gives a loving but unflinching assessment of India today, in an account that is entertaining, informative, and wholly personal. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Mehta writes of India as one of a new generation, born the day in when it became independent and five years old when Gandhi was assassinated. Snakes and Ladders ebook mid; Glimpses of Modern India By Gita Mehta. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts. Snakes and Ladders. Gita Mehta. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, - Fiction - pages. 1 Review. India is a land of contrasts. It is the world's most populous democracy, but it still upholds the caste system. It is a burgeoning economic superpower, but one of the poorest nations on earth. It is the home of the world's biggest.

Gita Mehta is the author of the bestselling books Karma Cola, Raj, A River Sutra, and Snakes and Ladders. She divides her time between New York, London, and India. She divides her time between New York, London, and India. Snakes and ladders by Gita Mehta. Publication date Topics India -- Description and travel. Publisher N.A. Talese Collection inlibrary; printdisabled. Gita Mehta's lively, informative, and witty essays are an excellent introduction to the subcontinent for readers who may not be familiar with India's culture or history. Gita explains her title choice by comparing the country's fortunes with the ancient game of Snakes and Ladders: " it seems we Indians have vaulted over the painful stages experienced by other countries, lifted by ladders we had no right to expect.