Curry Goat and Calypso

About the Book

In the collection of short stories entitled “Curry Goat and Calypso,” the author assumes the name of Juggernaut in exploring his thoughts and experiences from living and travelling in India, Trinidad, Jamaica and the United States. For example, in India Juggernaut explores the culture of Baba and idol worship; in Trinidad and Jamaica the easy going life style; in the United States the practices in the animal and yellow grease recycling business. In some stories, Juggernaut expresses his anguish over the bizarre sounding names given in the past to some tropical fruit and vegetable plants that now needs renaming to reflect their true identity. A wide range of subject matter on local culture and practices was covered in the stories always trying to find some humor to entertain the readers.

About the Author

Subba Rao was born in 1948 in Visakhapatnam, India. Received Ph.D., in Agricultural Sciences from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and later worked in Jamaica before immigrated to the United States. He attributes his keen observation to his mother and storytelling skills to his father. Rao considers V.S. Naipaul, a Trinidad born writer as an inspiration to write. The author published his first collection of short stories entitled Curry Goat and Calypso, in 2012. Rao lives with his wife Radha and daughter Samantha with two dogs Missy and Raja in Sioux City, Iowa.