| Around India in 80 Trains Contributor(s): Rajesh, Monisha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857886445 ISBN-13: 9781857886443 Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2017 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - India & South Asia - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Rail Travel - Travel | Asia - Southeast |
| Dewey: 915.404 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.44 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks. -- William DalrympleIn 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000 km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. Along the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed militant devout atheist in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for... |
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