Clueless in California: America In Bits and Bytes
Author: Prakash, B S
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 213
Release Date: 01-12-2009
Details: At a time when cliches about India as a land with roaming cows are being replaced by images of a country teeming with IT nerds, comes Clueless in California, a breezy humor-laced account of an Indian diplomat's experiences in America. From initially sounding 'silly in Silicon Valley to gradual close encounters with the inscrutable, enigmatic Americans, Prakash's keen eye notes the bizarre and the beautiful in these interactions. From American arranged marriages to the peculiarities of splitting up in the Silicon Valley, from the travails of asylum seeking taxi drivers, to accompanying Dr. Kalam to a Space congress, this collection includes hilarious, heartwarming and sometimes poignant vignettes of the Indian-American interface.
EAN: 9788122007657
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English
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Author: Prakash, B S
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 213
Release Date: 01-12-2009
Details: At a time when cliches about India as a land with roaming cows are being replaced by images of a country teeming with IT nerds, comes Clueless in California, a breezy humor-laced account of an Indian diplomat's experiences in America. From initially sounding 'silly in Silicon Valley to gradual close encounters with the inscrutable, enigmatic Americans, Prakash's keen eye notes the bizarre and the beautiful in these interactions. From American arranged marriages to the peculiarities of splitting up in the Silicon Valley, from the travails of asylum seeking taxi drivers, to accompanying Dr. Kalam to a Space congress, this collection includes hilarious, heartwarming and sometimes poignant vignettes of the Indian-American interface.
EAN: 9788122007657
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English
