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From tonsils to bunions and beyond (Book Review)

One Foot on the Ground: A Life Told Through the Body by Shanta Gokhale My rating: 4 of 5 stars Name of book: One Foot on the Ground : A Life Told through the Body Name of Author: Shanta Gokhale Publisher: Speaking Tiger ISBN: 978-93-88874-85-4 Genre: Non-fiction/ Autobiography Price: Rs. 399 Pages: 252 This review appeared in the Free Press Journal: https://www.freepressjournal.in/weeke... Waved into the ante chamber of a labour room when the pain begins, what do you do? You do what's been told to you. And when the gynaecologist, on his morning rounds, asks you what you are doing there, what do you say? "Having my baby." Of course. In another instance, she walks out of the MRI 'tunnel' laughing and tells the assistant technician, "That's quite an orchestra you have there." Written by Shanta Gokhale, one of India's most illuminating cultural commentators, a well-known writer, translator and also, the ...