Dave Praeger

In the months leading up to and following moving to India, I've been reading every book I can get my hands on written by expats who've spent time here. This book is the most accurate representation I've read of the baffling, frustrating and wonderful things you experience when you relocate to India from the west. In addition to making me laugh, it gave me a lot insight into the "why" behind what I'm experiencing and made me feel less alone in the challenges of the transition. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is planning to spend a significant amount of time in this crazy country.… (more)

I always love a book about Delhi – and the market is abuzz with them. I picked up Delirious Delhi solely because the author was co-blogger at a wonderful blog called Our Delhi Struggle. ‘Our Delhi Struggle’ was unique in the sense that it was collection of short, witty, first-hand experience of a couple who had moved from New York to Delhi. Their keenness to have ‘an authentic Dilli experience’ would often lead them to treasure troves and interesting revelations. For example, Dave and Jenny also found an old-style Hindi movie poster painter and had their own Bollywood poster painted that also adorns the book cover of Delirious Delhi. (The painter had his share of limelight in press thanks to Dave and Jenny.)

Read more at my blog: http://alchemistpoonam.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/book-review-delirious-delhi/… (more)