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A review by raisavibes
Kind of Hindu by Mindy Kaling
4.0
A beautiful essay that made me realize how important culture and religion is. Most people when they start families, they want to pass on their faith and traditions to their children to stay tethered to their ancestors. This book is also relatable to parents from two cultures. It was short fun and thought-provoking.
Mindy calls herself a "Santa Claus" Hindu. Culturally and religiously, she lived her life as a secular American but take her to an Indian restaurant and she knew exactly what to order. I personally feel food connects me to my culture but that might just be because Bengalis are big foodies. I miss my mom? I want to get food she used to make. I miss the festivities of my country? I dress up with some friends and eat authentic Bengali food. That's just how it is.
Once Mindy had a kid, she felt the need to connect to her culture in a larger way. As a single mom, she was terrified to raise her daughter alone without the help of her mother, who was deceased.
She decides to try to raise her daughter to be a Hindu so that she could share and connect to the same culture and religion as her family. It made her feel that they were not alone.
Mindy calls herself a "Santa Claus" Hindu. Culturally and religiously, she lived her life as a secular American but take her to an Indian restaurant and she knew exactly what to order. I personally feel food connects me to my culture but that might just be because Bengalis are big foodies. I miss my mom? I want to get food she used to make. I miss the festivities of my country? I dress up with some friends and eat authentic Bengali food. That's just how it is.
Once Mindy had a kid, she felt the need to connect to her culture in a larger way. As a single mom, she was terrified to raise her daughter alone without the help of her mother, who was deceased.
She decides to try to raise her daughter to be a Hindu so that she could share and connect to the same culture and religion as her family. It made her feel that they were not alone.