The river’s story

The book combines the history, legends, mythology, religion, festivals, commerce, warfare and geography of the sacred river Kaveri


Head-craft

The author feels being a hippie is a dangerous occupation, unless you can package it and get paid by the paragraph


Parr excellence

A photo book that chronicles this eponymous British photographer’s pit-stops in India


India: Life on the rail tracks

These images by noted photojournalist and writer Angus McDonald are from the book India–s Disappearing Railways. The photos record his journeys across the country over three years


The best wildlife parks of India

From the world-famous to the relatively obscure–here’s our list of wildlife parks in India that should be on every enthusiast’s bucket list