Life, Lightly Roasted  (English, Paperback, G S Shridhar)

Is this one of India’s first anthologies born entirely from Facebook posts? An offbeat collection, written with tongue firmly in cheek, that often mirrors your own experiences? Meet Shridhar, a wry, irreverent and self-deprecating former ad man. Discover his world of quirky colleagues and his typically Indian middle-class life through amusing and sometimes hysterical slice-of-life situations. When not crafting ads or daydreaming, Shridhar observed people keenly. As his life tangled with theirs in an un-choreographed dance, he made exhaustive mental notes that stuck like superglue. He wove it all together on Facebook with fingers dipped in vivid imagery, deadpan humour, sarcasm, nostalgia, and warmth. But always with a sharp eye for the bizarre. Call it ob-com, or observational comedy. Grab your rocks glass, goblet, or steel tumbler, and savour this compendium one post at a time. If you occasionally laugh out loud, it’s okay. It’s an intended side effect.