Book recommendation: Atlas of Unknowns

I recently read a very good book (fiction) called Atlas of Unknowns, by Tania James. It’s devastating, yet funny and witty (that combination is hard to pull off, in my opinion, but James does it well*).
The book is primarily about two sisters from Kerala, and takes place in Kerala and New York City. [...]

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A few hours in Mumbai

On my way back to the US, I had a 12-hour daytime layover in Mumbai.
The main city of Mumbai is actually about 90 minutes away from the airport, so after we collected our bags, figured out our plans, and took a cab in, we ended up not having much time in the city after all. [...]

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