"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalOn a lazy vacation or travel, when one wants to read an enjoyable light literature, then Coconut Country Musings is the right pick. It is a collection of short stories, ruminations of a random wanderer and dateless notes on life’s tipping points. Through the pages, we meet many familiar characters, the way they talk, think and act. As someone commented, “Many of us think of writing these stories from life but never get around to doing it.”
Do you like reading an amusing letter from a friend? Then Coconut Country Musings will compel you to read the stories more than once. The writer sits next to you and entertains with his dramatic descriptions. He will engage you in a conversation that will take you through nature, make you feel and smell its salubrious ambience. And there are memories of a familiar childhood and episodes of youthful adventures. You may face surprises, accidental meetings and a few sagacious axioms that would pep you up.
If the reader lived in the last three decades of the last century in India, then you can relate with the writer. If you are a millennial kid, you meet an uncle who lived in that sliver of land in the south of India, Kerala – the Coconut Country.
Jacob C Varghese
Jacob C Varghese is a communication specialist and public health strategist. He started his career as a journalist in Delhi in the early 80s and was the first course coordinator of the journalism and mass communication course at Madras Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He worked as a journalist with World Vision India and later became the Scientific Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), India – Chennai U.S. Consulate. At the pinnacle of his career, he was the Country Director of International Training and Education Centre for Health (I-TECH) under the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Jacob graduated in Journalism and Mass Communication (M.J.) from Kerala University and received a master’s degree (M.S.) from Murray State University in Kentucky, USA. He specialized in public health while working with CDC, Atlanta/India office and received a certificate in International Public Health Management (MIPH).
He was twice recipient of South Asia Fundraising Group (SAFRG) Award and a recipient of the Meritorious Honor Award from the U.S. Mission in India.
He lives in Chennai with his wife Anila. Saharsha, his daughter lives in Bangalore with her husband Shiju Thomas and son Shashank is in Mumbai.
