Being Indian

I have had this on my shelf a long while, and was looking forward to reading it, which is probably why I struggled a little with it. It is written in a too-technical way for me to find it enjoyable, and moves from the macro to the micro, using the generalizations it rally's against earlier. While it is largely anecdotal, I found myself continually confused as it moved from one viewpoint to the next.

There is little doubt it offers insights, and probably much accuracy, but I found it hard to organize in my mind just what an outcome on a particular issue was. Tackling big topics - power, wealth, tech, corruption, democracy, caste divides / social hierarchy, etc it all got a bit confusing and bogged down.

As is often the case, this is likely a reader issue, not a book issue - probably I wasn't offering the book sufficient attention to link and process the information - I needed a lighter read, while this is analytical and complex. So I am sitting on the fence with 3 stars. With so many positive reviews, it is probably a book I should try again some time.