Good Innings: The Extraordinary, Ordinary Life of Lily Tharoor

by Shobha T Srinivasan

Overview

This book is neither a biography nor simply a self-help text. It is a collection of individual reflections on moments and stories put together from the life of Lily Tharoor. A recollection formed from personal memories, it is a narrative of a strong matriarch. The book is written by Shobha Tharoor, but every chapter starts with an anecdote from Lily Tharoor which paves the way the chapter is to be read and understood by the reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780670096152
Publisher:	Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Publication date:	08/15/2022
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.03(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is a California-based children's author, professional voice talent, poet, and translator who came to this second career from the world of non-profit, where she spent two decades using her words to bring funds to disability initiatives. Her voice can be heard in documentaries, educational and journalistic initiatives, and audio books, both in India and the United States, and her essays and stories have appeared in publications including India Currents, Skipping Stones, and Scroll.in. She has published five children's books in India with DC/Mango Books and Tulika, and her work was anthologized in A Hug for the World (Clear Fork Publishing).

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Prologue: Reflections in a Distant Mirror Shashi Tharoor xiii

1 Believe in Yourself 1

2 Childhood Foundations 9

3 Spread Your Wings 16

4 Embrace the Unexpected 22

5 Moving Back. Moving Forward 32

6 Learning from City Life 41

7 Honing Talents: Hard Work, Determination and Grit 52

8 The School of Life 63

9 Closed Doors. Open Windows 72

10 Travels and Trials 79

11 On Her Own 89

12 Good Innings 98

13 Age Is Only a Number 106

Afterword: This Too Is an Education Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan 111

Acknowledgements 117

Glossary 119