From Curry to Crumpets: Adventures from the Lifetime of a Mild-Mannered Brit Indian

By Vijay Anand

From the winding hills of post-colonial Shimla to the rainy pavements of 1950s London, 'From curry to crumpets' is a delightfully wry memoir of a young Indian man finding his feet, and sometimes losing them, in a strange new land.

With gentle humour and vivid detail, the author recalls a lifetime of misadventures: from awkward dalliances and odd jobs to unlikely friendships and quiet triumphs. Each story is steeped in the sights, smells, and social codes of a rapidly changing England, seen through the eyes of someone who was often a rolling stone but somehow never left.

Threaded with affection for his family back in Shimla, this is a comic, heartfelt chronicle of a life, lived with quiet reflection, humorous interpretation set in the in-between spaces where identity is stitched together with equal parts confusion, curiosity, and charm.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805418726
• ISBN13: 9781805418726
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Vijay Anand
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"