Memes for Mummyji by Santosh Desa

Santosh Desai's "Memes for Mummyji" is the kind of book you almost want to read standing up at a bookstore, just to giggle and then immediately buy five copies for your entire extended family.

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It's an absolutely genius, quirky collection that zeroes in on the bizarre, often hilarious intersection of traditional Indian family life and the relentless, sometimes confusing wave of modern digital culture. Santosh has a spectacular eye for spotting the absurdity in things—like the earnest, slightly-off-kilter "Good Morning" messages that flood our family WhatsApp groups, or the way our parents genuinely struggle to understand what makes a viral meme. He doesn't just describe these things; he holds up a mirror to the gentle, often sweet, clash of generations. It captures the true spirit of trying to keep up with a worl