47 Aerogrammes: A Passage through India 1969-1970

"Scratch a cynic, and you will find a disappointed idealist."

George Carlin's insightful observation accurately described Frank Young on the day of his high school graduation in 1968. Growing up in the small San Joaquin Valley town of Modesto, California, his view of the world was the one he wished it to be rather than the one that existed outside his community. That would change dramatically on a sultry evening in 1969 when he set foot in India.

With Bangalore as the backdrop, 47 Aerogrammes...