My Life in India
At Home between Cultures
Martin Kämpchen's autobiography has been published for his 75th birthday. The German, who has lived in India for the past five decades, has immersed himself in the religious, cultural and social life of the country like no other contemporary. With a doctorate in German philology and religious studies, he is well-known as an intelligent reporter from India for major German daily newspapers, as well as an esteemed translator of the Bengali Nobel Prize winner for literature, Rabindranath Tagore. He is the initiator and promoter of social projects in India. This is the story of an extraordinary life and insights into Indian life from a close-up perspective.
- India from a close-up viewpoint
- Insights of a cultural pluralism
- Autobiography of a great contemporary