Too Funny

This book is a collection of stories about the protagonist's ancestors and how he came to be who he is.  And some of the stories are absolutely hilarious - like what the name Padma means.  I assume it's true what the narrator says, but that does not make it any less funny.  Not as funny are the parts about being under colonial rule and how hard India was striving to get out from under that thumb.  The insertion of Ghandi into the plot was something I should have expected, but I did not.  It will be interesting to see how much the lineage of this family was influenced by Ghandi.