A romantic adventure in The Valley of Flowers
One of the best books on mountaineering that captures the essence of the romance as well as the adventure of the sport
Managing the Kumbh Mela
Based on a research by Harvard University, this book delves into the nitty gritties of the administration and management of the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious congregation on earth
Eating through India
A journey down the coastline from Gujarat, south to Kanyakumari and then back north along the east coast to West Bengal
Fiction or non-fiction?
Though it is earnest and honest, perhaps this journal-like literary excursion was best left tucked away somewhere in that nook each one of us keeps for our rampant nostalgia, away from the nasty vagaries of publishing
Travel, as seen from the anti-heroes’ point of view
Four books’Lolita, Off the Rails in Phnom Penh, Rolling Nowhere, and Platform’which take us on a journey to the darker side of the world with the anti-heroes.
Following Orwell across Myanmar
Using George Orwell’s books as a guide, Emma Larkin travels to Myanmar to study and compare Orwell’s time there and the present day
Billy, the honorary tiger
‘Honorary Tiger: The Life of Billy Arjan Singh’ is a remarkable biography of India’s ‘tiger man’, by Duff Hart-Davis
The other side of the LoC
Apart from being a book on the Indian cricket team’s 2004 tour of Pakistan, it is also a fascinating account of a young Indian travelling in Pakistan, from the dusty Multan to Lahore and beyond
A wanderer’s account of travels by all means of transport
Prabhu Ghate, in his book ‘By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel’, not only gives an account of his travels of over seven decades, but also provides a link between the places’ history and present
Tales from the edge
‘The Ends of the Earth’ is a collection of essays that document the traveller’s experiences in unusual and hard-to-visit places
History of early maritime exploration
‘The Spice Route’ by John Keay is about the European exploration of the Spice Route and its consequences on rest of the world
Charting the Mekong river
John Keay–s book describes the French expedition along the Mekong and how it left an impact on the Southeast Asian countries
Finding tiger
Ruth Padel–s –Tigers in Red Weather– is an account of her adventures to different parts of Asia in search of tigers
Look on the brighter side…
A book on everything that–s good about Botswana– Will Randal, in his book –Botswana Time– paints a warm portrait of the country.
Looking for the forbidden
For his book –The Devil–s Picnic–, Taras Grescoe travels around the world looking for illegal substances. Read at own risk!