I AM A STRANGER HERE MYSELF Hardcover

"I Am a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning Home to a Redrawn India" by Anand Vivek Taneja is a poignant and insightful exploration of belonging, memory, and the complex realities of contemporary India. Taneja, an anthropologist who spent fifteen years living abroad, returns to Delhi to find a city transformed, not just by rapid urbanization, but by profound shifts in its social and political landscape. Through a series of evocative essays, he grapples with the feeling of being both insider and outsider, examining how historical narratives are being rewritten, how communities are adapting, and how the familiar becomes subtly alien in a nation constantly redefining itself. The book offers a deeply personal yet universally resonant reflection on identity, displacement, and the enduring search for home in a world that never stands still.