Kind of Hindu

Nothing Like I Imagined

By: Mindy Kaling

Narrated by: Mindy Kaling

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.

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 ❤️

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?

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.

I can 100 percent relate!

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

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.