The Recession Groom  (English, Paperback, Kaushal Vani)

Parshuraman Joshi is a Punjabi Brahmin with roots in Chandigarh. He studies and works in the USA. He is rather under the thumb of his bossy aunt, Parvati, who has nurtured him. He is 27, earning well and ripe for marriage.

His sister Ragini and aunt Parvati try to outdo each other in looking for a perfect girl for Parshuraman. Poor Parshuraman starts feeling more like a commodity than a person as eager Mamas with young daughters pursue him.

However, the book is not all about funny situation...

The Recession Groom is a perfect fictionalized take on the life of a young Indian boy, just past his late 20s. the story revolves the male protagonist, Parashuraman, a 27 year old IT hotshot, living in Canada, in his perfect life. Then we realize that as Indians, marriage is something we all swear by. Vani has captured this truly Indian emotion in a perfect manner. It is this emotion that gives the book its flavor. From the smooth roads of Canada, to the bumpy car rides in India, the book chr...

Really nice book... Good and interesting story ... At some stage we feel as we are part of the character , i think this is the sign of good writer and i must appreciate it being first book of writer. I liked the character of Parvati aunt,Mr Patel and Nani.

Came across an article on this book in the local paper. Being a resident of Chandigarh for the past 30 odd years, a beautiful dreamy town in North India, I was curious what would an author from this city be like. Well I have to say, the author ‘ Vani ‘ has been very true to her soil . Vani has beautifully captured the life of an IT professional born and bred in the city , who then moves further to become an NRI. All the dilemmas of a young NRI IT professional; from resisting a sassy hot co-wo...

After reading a lot of non-fiction at a stretch I decided to pick some entertaining light read. I picked 'The Recession Groom' at someone's recommendation. Although I had a few thoughts like .. I know it all about Indian culture and recession and blah blah.

Anyways I started with it and soon enough I was in the grip of this book. I found myself touring with it everywhere (including loo ;) as it's a fantastically refreshing read.

The author's characterization is excellent and though they ha...

This is a perfect story which revolves around Parashuraman who from being into a highly paid job, was laid off which makes him see the reality of the World.
This story has few characters and all were beautifully portrayed by the Author.If you love family bonding and relationships, this is a MUST read!!

“The bottom line is that we never fall for the person we're supposed to.”
----Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

Vani, an Indian author, took a spin on Indian marriage, recession and love with her debut book, The Recession Groom .

Synopsis:
Parshuraman Joshi, 27, handsome, Hindu-Brahmin, IT Professional, settled in Canada, earns a high-figure salary.
These are credentials that would make any young man hot on the Indian wedding market, so it's no wonder that Parshuraman's family is inundated w...