{"id":5446,"date":"2021-07-09T10:38:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T05:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=5446"},"modified":"2021-07-09T10:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T05:26:45","slug":"international-mango-festival-delhi-book-titles-mangoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/09\/international-mango-festival-delhi-book-titles-mangoes\/","title":{"rendered":"On International Mango Festival Day, 8 Book Titles That Feature Mangoes! \ud83e\udd6d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year since 1987 on July 9, the International Mango Festival is held in Delhi. \u00a0This is a great opportunity for mango gourmands, sellers and growers and a mango product bonanza for visitors. Favorite mango varieties on display are Langda, Malda, Dasheri, Alphonso, Chausa, Sindheri, Himgiri, Bombay Green and many others. Besides the achars, jams and shakes available at kiosks, there are folk song shows featuring mangoes and binge-eating mango contests.<\/p>\n

This year the festival remains closed owing to Covid.<\/p>\n

As part of honoring the festival this year, we put together a list of some books with Mango in the title and we came across many genres from literary to chicklit. Tell us if there are any more Mango-themed titles featured in your book collection!<\/p>\n

<\/a>House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

The\u00a0House on Mango Street<\/i> is a story of childhood and self-discovery. Sandra Cisneros started writing the book as a memoir but the book ended up taking a life of its own and became an exploration of otherness and identity. Read about her writing process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A generational saga of three generations of Dorais set in southern India during India’s freedom struggle. The house at Chethavar which is the fulcrum of the book is surrounded by the famous blue mango trees.<\/p>\n

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A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wendy’s protagonist is a synesthete- she can smell colors and taste shapes. She must learn how to come to terms with her condition as her world is an explosion of the senses.<\/p>\n

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A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Explosive writing! A Case of Exploding Mangoes is a satirical account of the conspiracies that clouded Zia-ul-Haq\u2019s death. He chooses satire as a medium to expose hard truths and the comic touch to touch on subjects that are very much forbidden fruit.<\/p>\n

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\"ClimbingClimbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India by Madhur Jaffrey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

When you pick up a Madhur Jaffrey book, you are sure to be assaulted by a tonne of flavors. This memoir cum recipe account is a culinary autobiography not just of Jaffrey’s own experiences but India’s food journey as well.<\/p>\n

\"MoniqueMonique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Humor laces this book set in a West African village. The protagonist is a midwife who saves young lives and becomes a legend.<\/p>\n

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\"TheThe Mango Season by Amulya Malladi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicklit set with a protagonist from the Indian diaspora. Priya is expected to marry a nice Indian boy but over a mango pickle culinary exercise, she is in a dilemma about whether she should reveal more about her American boyfriend.<\/p>\n

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\"Imaculada<\/a>Imaculada de Bomba Cabral’s Mango Tree and other nonsense tales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the Pothi.com store, we found a title that matches the mango theme- a book of humorous essays with Goa as the protagonist.<\/p>\n

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Every year since 1987 on July 9, the International Mango Festival is held in Delhi. \u00a0This is a great opportunity for mango gourmands, sellers and growers and a mango product bonanza for visitors. Favorite mango varieties on display are Langda, Malda, Dasheri, Alphonso, Chausa, Sindheri, Himgiri, Bombay Green and many others. Besides the achars, jams … Continue reading “On International Mango Festival Day, 8 Book Titles That Feature Mangoes! \ud83e\udd6d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[10,1,20],"tags":[470,469,467,468,471],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mango-Festival.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1pQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5730,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/20\/interview-lgbtq-fiction-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":5446,"position":0},"title":"Interview: Conan Karchang Doley Writes About Love and Dreams in Delhi","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"We caught up with Conan Karchang Doley , the author of I Don\u2019t Think Straight. 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