ONE SINHA LIFETIME

That night I d survived my life flashing before me with my dignity intact Yes this chaotic life has always been a gamble But what a gamble Paul Sinha is an award winning comedian a quizzing mastermind and a happily married husband But for much of his life none of these seemed remotely imaginable As a boy Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn t quite fit Who was he An over achieving schoolkid with the world s knowledge at his fingertips A traditional Bengali son destined for a career in medicine that he never once craved A young gay man yearning to breathe freely Or was he yet another flawed human being on a self destruct mission Amid life s mayhem it was frequently Paul s love of facts in which he found solace whether funding his lifestyle through quiz machines or simply trying to show off to his mates Stumbling serendipitously into both a career in stand up and the clandestine network of competitive quizzers introduced him to a new sense of purpose a new identity and eventually new love A hilarious and moving coming of age memoir of one man s search for fulfilment One Sinha Lifetime is an unconventional odyssey through love family and the joy of general knowledge