For the month of April, let’s read The Indians: Portrait of a People, by Sudhir Kakar and Katharina Kakar.

About the book:

In this bold, illuminating and superbly readable study, India’s foremost psychoanalyst and cultural commentator Sudhir Kakar and anthropologist Katharina Kakar investigate the nature of ‘Indian-ness’. What makes an Indian recognizably so to the rest of the world, and, more importantly, to his or her fellow Indians?

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If you choose to read along, make sure to write “+1” in the Notes of this post.

On April 30, we will share our review and reading experience. See you then!