Well, this book was the only companion during my 10 days vacation. This is the kind of book that you wait for years. Its an adventure, a love story, an inside look at the way the Mumbai mafia operated during the 80’s, tortures that happen behind the jails in Mumbai, the mujahedin and the character you’ll fall in love with is Prabaker-the tourist guide who takes our main protagonist, Shantaram aka Lindsay aka Lin’baba’, to his village, takes him to his slum after Lin is broke, makes him learn Marathi and Hindi.
The book cost me 500 bucks, but definitely worth every penny, is 920 pages long, but every page is worth a read. Definitely the book of the year, i should say. I have finished reading it, will read it again. 
BUY IT!
BTW, i heard that Johnny Depp is starring in a movie based on this book.
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September 13th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
can u lend it to me????
promise to meet up next time am in Chandigarh….
but i think we’re even…u never called wen ur in Delhi :((
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September 13th, 2006 at 3:35 pm
“can u lend it to me?” Its in collector’s item i should say. Lei ve mai tur
Will bring it on my next visit
Oh, BTW Depp is producing and acting in the movie and will be scripted by Roth, scriptwriter of movies such as Forrest Gump and Ali. Just can’t wait!
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September 13th, 2006 at 3:39 pm
BlackWhite wrote:
A LO NIH TAK CHU….
forget i asked…..
sala….
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September 13th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
virgochhas wrote:
A LO NIH TAK CHU….
forget i asked…..
sala….
I guess u didn’t read the whole comment and missed the humor in it… tra la la la la
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September 13th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
i bought it for 100/- bucks on the roadside.. am somewhere in the middle..
this damn football business prevents me from finishing the book… rambling on..
there is a “shantaram” tour in mumbai.. guides take u to all the places Gregory frequented in Mumbai… yes there is a Leopold’s cafe in Mumbai =)
interesting.. Depp wud do very well for the role of Shantaram
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September 13th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
i also read on the shantaram website tht Shah Rukh may star in the movie
=)
https://www.shantaram.com
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September 13th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
B/W … not talking to u ‘nymore…
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Plz leave your lover quarrel out of this public forum. This is not the place for domestic violence, BW, you wife beater, and virgo, you husband naupuatiri…
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Sandman….. *muaaaahahahahahahahaha*
i van chhelo teh sawr ve a….
am gonna dream of u…
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
hehe wierd but moi was @ Leopold’s last Sunday before continuing the party at Ruby Tuesday, Colaba. The place rocks, except for the air conditioning which was non-existent and cramped space…
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
dream… is that the only thing you do? *wink*
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Goldmember wrote:
Va han chhiar rei toh mm!!
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
lolzz … my self also tried looking for a pirated copy…
but very difficult to get.. you know yaar…
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September 13th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
seemzz….
u want me to do mo??? *wink*
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September 13th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
you two take your wet dreams outside misual.com
this is a PG website
find a website called https://www.virgochasshadawetdreamaboutsandman.com
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September 13th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
gawldmember….
sud dup….
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September 13th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
blackwhite hi i reh em em katia ..u lo vacation vang ni maw..yassi wanna read this book so much…johnny depp la chang phei chusn droolmaal..cant wait..sigh..
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September 13th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
so you admit to missing him..
just as i thought =)
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September 13th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Welcome back, a report on your vacation?
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September 13th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
Don’t ask!
Aizawl is crowded like anything…
You can’t avoid Home’r’ …
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September 14th, 2006 at 12:09 am
crowded with what?
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