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  • Kind of Hindu

  • Nothing Like I Imagined
  • By: Mindy Kaling
  • Narrated by: Mindy Kaling
  • Length: 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,722 ratings)

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Kind of Hindu

By: Mindy Kaling
Narrated by: Mindy Kaling
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Publisher's summary

What if only kind of knowing your family’s heritage is actually kind of lame? For Mindy Kaling, the number one bestselling author of Why Not Me?, the search for an answer begins with an Edible Arrangement of chocolate-covered strawberries and a Hindu priest.

Like Kelly Kapoor on The Office, Mindy is engaged with her Indian heritage to the extent that it is fun and convenient. So apart from a tolerance for spicy foods and an appreciation for Ravi Shankar, Mindy isn’t all that Hindu. Her daughter’s Jewish godfather--TV and film’s B.J. Novak--prompts her to reconsider her religious beliefs and ask herself: How Indian do I want my daughter to be?

From the acclaimed writer, actor, director, producer, and New York Times bestselling author comes Nothing Like I Imagined. In these essays, Mindy Kaling shares the latest chapters of a multitasking life in Hollywood. Listen to them in a single sitting. They’re pitch-perfect.

©2020 Mindy Kaling (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Epiphany

I am a French immigrant in the USA and I am having a daughter. I have been feeling like I want my daughter to learn French and eat the sort of French diet I have been trying to keep and all these things that are slightly different (mostly related to food) that I do and my American husband don’t.
This story is it. I want my daughter to feel a sense of belonging to France, like I do.
Thank you ❤️

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Sweet little story

A sweet little story about faith and connection. But Mindy, when are you going to realize you will eventually have no say over what religion Kit ends up being - if she adopts any faith at all?

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Charming!

I love Mindy’s sincerity and her ability to communicate what I feel a lot of our generation feels in regard to practicing the religions of our ancestors.

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She's Honest!

She gave me a better perspective on Hindu tradition., and it appears she respects other beliefs. I enjoyed listening to her!

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my favorite one so far

This short story made me tear up a little and also laugh out loud. Highly recommend.

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liked it

This was read well and funny. Just a little snippet story from her life.

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Her voice!

This was too cute and expressed my feelings EXACTLY! Audiobooks have not been my favorite choice of reading a book because they make me sleeping. Very enjoyable!

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I can 100 percent relate!

so personal and relatable. thank u for doing this story. I went through this with my first son.

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Nice short essay

I really liked this one because I think it details an issue many of us with immigrant parents struggle to deal with when we have kids of our own.

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Cute and Fun

This was a quick and cute short story. I loved learning something new about this actress.

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