{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"India was One: Book Review &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mB6O3GDeRt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/india-was-one-book-review\/\">India was One: Book Review<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/india-was-one-book-review\/embed\/#?secret=mB6O3GDeRt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;India was One: Book Review&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"mB6O3GDeRt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I was intrigued when I heard the title. I have a soft spot for any book set in India and am in a phase when I seek out such books. India was One fit the spot perfectly. The book opens with a suspense and I was hooked. I just wish the author had struck to the initial style instead of making the book &#8220;India 101 for dummies&#8221;. The book devotes a chapter to explaining cricket (and also baseball), one to explain navrathri, one to explain the intricacies of Indian wedding, Indian geography and such. The narrative takes over the story and I felt a distinct disconnect with the lead characters &#8211; Jai and Kahani.\u00a0Because of the narrative style I felt the book generalized the characters too much instead of focusing on personalities of the characters.The book also stereotypes the society instead of trying to develop the characters with quirks. So much potential to be a fictional work instead of descriptive text. The author tried to bring two major issues into focus &#8211; the North-South divide and the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. I wish he had struck to one and worked it in to the story \u00a0better. The terrorist attacks seemed [&hellip;]"}