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Achu's Diary

We proudly present the smart version of Achu’s Diary, a unique attempt to integrate text, drawings, photos, audio, and videos in a single digital book.

Achu’s diary is a reminiscence of young Achu, born in a Kerala village and presently living in Virginia USA, having a monologue with his Grandpa, a silent listener.

An Achu lives in every child, a grandfather in every old man. The young one wants to be an adult, the old man wants to be a child. THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF LIFE. This process generates an invisible link for humans to carry on values and culture to posterity.

The purpose of this E-book is to spread the message of ‘NEVER-CHANGING VALUES IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD’

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Note on Author

Aniyan Thalayattumpilli

“Achuvinte Diary” in the form of narrations by a 10-year-old in USA to his grandfather in India, is a unique work and some readers realizing the message it can convey, prevailed upon the author to translate this book into English to reach out to a wider audience.

Aniyan utilized the earnings from his publications to build an auditorium for his village library and for other social purposes.

Note on Translator

Satisan Talappilli

Freelance journalist, writer, and public speaker, regularly contributes to a few online overseas journals. He has edited more than 15 books in English

Major translations:

“Missionaries in India” by Arun Shourie

“Jesus lived in India” by Holger Kersten

He can be reached through mobile no +91 9074118588,

E-mail: satishtalapilli@gmail.com

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Publisher's Note

Achu’s Diary

Original in Malayalam by Aniyan Thalayattumpilli.
Translation by Satisan Thalappilli.

Published by Omkar Publishers, Bengaluru

eBooks and digital publications by Madurai Sridhar, Smart Solutions, Mumbai.

First Edition: 2022

Digital edition with more photos and videos: 2023

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Cover design: Hema Neelamana

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Updated on 1st August 2023

Publishing this book is not a commercial venture. Surplus proceeds will be used for providing education to poor and deserving children.

 

Achu and all others associated with this book bow their heads to express their gratitude to all those who helped to bring out the print and the digital versions of Achu’s Diary

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Achuvinte Diary Publish at Washington DC.

അച്ചുവിൻ്റെ ഡയറിക്കാശംസയുമായി സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ അതികായർ

Achuvinte diary ( അച്ചുവിന്റെ ഡയറി)

Blessings from His Excellency the Governer of Goa
Blessings from His Excellency the Governer of Goa
His Excellency the Governer of Goa
His Excellency the Governer of Goa
Dr Shashi Tharoor, M.P. on Achu’s Diary
Aniyan Thalayattumpilli's new book, told through the messages of a boy to his grand father, is a touching read that captures the adventures, dream and worries of childhood. Young Achu lives abroad, but thinks often of India and the wonders of his homeland. The restlessness of the Indian expatriate, so familiar to those of us who have lived that life, comes across deftly, even from the perspective of such a young mind.
Parvathy Ambica Unni Krishnan from Weddington North Carolina USA
As a child growing up in US, I was raised away from the culture, values, and customs of my mother land. Reading Achu's feeling on Kerala made me to understand more on my heritage. I enjoyed his narrations of U S, its education system, family and a myriad of topics. His messages on visits to various historical, and places of entertainment in US impressed me a lot. I strongly recommend Achu's diary to Young Indians of USA, to learn more on Mother land INDIA and foster mother land USA.
V G Tandon, Huston, USA
Achu, This grandpa read a few episodes of your diary. What a wonderful narrations on the experiences you have as an Indian living in America. Your observation on primary education, general awareness, social system, behaviour etc are worth emulating. Best wishes for your readers. Good luck!
Ratheesh Nair, Virginia, USA,
Had a quick look of the book you sent. I felt as if I am with Achu. Great thoughts in short sentences. Brevity is the soul of literature, not only wit. Small is beautiful. The 350-year-old Illam having a hoary tradition when juxtaposed with a 400-year-old nation. It flaunts the graceful elegance of a more than 5000-year-old culture. Great job done by the translator. I feel, he could transfer all what author meant into a language which cannot think in the oriental style.
Remya Promod, Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Achu's diary is a reflection of every Malayalee kid in USA. Achu's journey gives joy to all readers just like his Muthacha who enjoys all his little talks. This book has simple language and simple thoughts, but it provides a world of insight into the life of a US Malayalee kid. I am sure, you all will love this book.
Hamsa Rajan
Fascinating incidents well depicted and cherished with succinct and discrete details of childhood memoirs
Dhruv Rajendran Nambudri, Yeal, SY
Dhruv Rajendran Nambudri, Yeal, SY
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