India Calling : An Intimate Portrait Of A Nation's Remaking
by Anand Giridharadas

It didn't take long (only three pages) for the book to be troublesome. I was irritated by the author's blanket statements about what children in America say to their parents. "We don't call our parents by their first names and don't curse them in their presence. We get paid for having our teeth fall out but not for doing chores."
Anand Giridharadas is an American of Indian ethnicity and has lived a privileged childhood. Because he grew up in upper middle-class neighborhoods, he just assumes that all children have no manners and are disrespectful to adults. If he had been surrounded by working-class people, he would have found that the offspring would never have dared to talk and act in this manner.
Despite this annoying text, I continued reading hoping for something better.
The premise is that in 2005, Anand goes to India to live and work. He wants to see if India has changed since the time when his parents and grandparents were living there. He writes about the caste system which is disappearing. People that were servants are now masters of their domain.
As I only reached page 90, I don't know what happened or how the book ended. It got boring and his writing style was uninteresting. Anand is a journalist and it shows.
I don't think too many people would want to read about India unless they are planning to vacation there. The subject matter has limited appeal.
Not recommended.