Madhur Jaffrey talks about her new book, an autobiography titled Climbing The Mango Trees.  Madhur is a well-known actress and author of several cook books and TV shows. 

In this autobiography she paints a wonderful picture of her childhood in India. Madhur grew up in a large "joint family," in Delhi during the 1930s and 1940s. So in the book she describes a particular period and history of Delhi. This is about a Delhi on the cusp of change, at least in terms of food. What was Delhi like in those days? What kind of taste memories are permanently embedded in Madhur's mind from that time?

After graduating from Miranda House College in Delhi, Madhur went to London where she studied at the Royal Academy of Drama Arts.

Madhur has acted in a number of films and TV shows. In the early 1980s Madhur made her first cooking shows for the BBC: Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery in 1982 and Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery in 1989. Subsequently she has made other cooking shows.

Madhur live in New York with her husband.

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