Hiro Shroff's 'Down Memory Lane' is a labour of Love.
I am happy to know that the new/revised edition of the book is out!

Inder Malhotra feels that 'As a people we Indians are strangely disinterested in History'...Journalism, by definition is the art of writing History in haste...Hiro's contribution to Oral History , even on such exciting subjects as the power struggle in Pakistan or the war in Vietnam has the quality of strife and turmoil recollected in tranquility'

My Husband and my visit to Hyderabad Sind in Pakistan and ancestral home is recorded in the book under the title: 'In search of their roots'
Despite partition, despite the passage of 40 years, and despite the fact that the building has new owners, it still displays in solid stone the name: Jhamatmal Kimatrai Building...

Down Memory Lane ~ Hiro Shroff

Anaita Vazifdar writes:

If you’ve always wanted to turn back time or take a trip down memory lane, what better way than through the written word? Whether you’re nostalgic about Alibag’s temples or are reminiscing about Partition, you will treasure Down Memory Lane. A collection of journalist Hiro Shroff’s newspaper columns over the years, the book brings you India in her past glory. And what a glorious past!

For those too young to have read the original columns, this book is a delight. From the Pope’s visit to meeting Chairman Mao, from encounters with Gandhi to photographing the Queen, traditions, customs and habits come alive on every page...

...Short chapters and a simple style make this a light,entertaining read. You could savour it one story at a time, but I’m pretty certain you’ll want to devour it in one go!


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