Kolkata, Nov 30 (UNI) The Awasthis of Aamnagari is a delightful read that will leave you with a warm feeling long after you have read it.
A gently humorous series of episodes in the life of the Awasthi family of Aamnagari, which could represent any town in northern India, it is sure to make you laugh, reminisce about your own childhood spent visiting relatives in a small town, where life moves at a slower pace, and at its best it reminds the reader of RK Narayan’s Malgudi Days, where the events of a small town, seemingly lost in time, are recounted.
The book has helpful features such as a family tree and a list of characters to help readers keep track of who’s who in the Awasthi family, which had many shoots and branches, much like the spreading mango tree that has a central role in the household, and which forms a key plot point in one of the episodes.