World Cultures


A Thousand Splendid Suns
Listen, Slowly
The Red Pencil
The Joy Luck Club
The Kite Runner
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Mama Panya's Pancakes
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Covenant of Water
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
Clap When You Land
Amal Unbound
Hush! A Thai Lullaby
Homegoing
Abhijit Naskar
If you wanna know about a culture, you can read about it in any language - but if you want to experience that culture like your own, you gotta do it as one of their own - through their own native language.
Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

Abhijit Naskar
Sonnet 1152 In Korea, I am Ingan - In Turkiye, I am Insan. In Latam, Soy Humano - In North America, I'm Human. In hindi, I am Khichdi*, A *hodge-podge of cultures, Few have the mind to stomach, while tribals feel perturbed. Life is love, love is life - all other existence is null and void. World is love, love is the world - all other paradigm is poison voyage. ...more
Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

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