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Book Review: Those Were the Days by N.S. Ravi

Those Were the Days by N.S. Ravi is a promising read. Written in a letter form, this work of non-fiction is anytime more riveting than a fictional copy. What’s so special? Well, the book is about India – the author has beautifully captured the first 50 years of a country after its independence. Today’s young people may not have seen what all India went through and achieved in last 50 to 70 years, but N.S. Ravi was there. He was enjoying and experiencing, and of course noting it all down to pass on to his next generation i.e. his daughter and son (Vinthu and Vinayak). It’s mere not a book but a sort of unspoken legacy that he has managed to pass on successfully. As one delves deep into the book, one chapter after another, you will be enthralled to know that the author himself is a well-qualified person to write this book, because throughout the book he mentioned about his sojourns in Africa, Europe, and other countries . With time, probably he saw India growing as a nation fro...