Growing Up With Less Living With More

By Vinkal Kotangale

What if having less actually gave you more? In a small Indian town where every cloth had a story, and train rides and crowded buses stitched the rhythm of daily life, hostel days thrived on shared tea and quiet acts of kindness. It was there the author discovered a truth often forgotten in our age of abundance that scarcity can be a gift. Through heartwarming, humorous, and deeply personal stories, Growing Up with Less Living with More takes you back to a time when joy was homemade, friendship was measured in shared food, and the real riches lay in people, not possessions. While these are the author's memories, they will feel instantly familiar to anyone who grew up in India of the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s an India before smartphones, before instant everything, before abundance became the norm. Whether you grew up in that era or belong to a younger generation curious about how things used to be, these stories offer a heartfelt reminder that life's true wealth isn't found in what we own, but in how we live. This book will surely take you back and perhaps bring you forward with a little more gratitude. Step aboard this train of memories, there is a seat for everyone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9374262975
• ISBN13: 9789374262979
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Orangebooks Publication
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"