Flying microlight
–An Angel in the Cockpit– is an account of Vijaypat Singhania’s eventful cross-continental flight in a microlight aircraft
Laughing at travel misfortunes
–By The Seat of my Pants– will have you in splits. Let hilarious tales of unfortunate travels tickle your funny bone
Tales of Delhi
R.V. Smith explores Delhi–s myriad moods–from people to culture–in his book –Delhi: Unknown Tales of a City–
Jungle Folk: Indian Natural History Sketches
Douglas Dewar–s book –Jungle Folk: Indian Natural History Sketches– talks of the times when bird watching was a moment of discovery sans lenses and field guides
Travel Classic: A Walk in the Woods, 1998
Bill Bryson–s A Walk in the Woods tickles Yashodhara Lal–s funny bone
Travelling on a budget in India
The Heat and Dust Project is a book about a couple–s travel across India on a shoestring budget
Travel classic: The Hill of Devi, 1953
Damon Galgut talks about E.M. Forster and his detailed observations of British Raj which he documented in his journals (one such is his book –The Hill of Devi–)
Travel classic: The Odyssey
The author, Sam Miller, feels that Robert Fagles– translation of Homer–s Odyssey gives the real sense of travel
Royal recipe
This cookbook is more about sampling lesser-known — yet hardly lesser — banquets of historic legacy
Travel classic: American Notes, 1843
Author and columnist, Joanna Rakoff, finds it fascinating that Dickens– account of America still holds true
With the Raikas in Rajasthan
The author talks about Raika, the pastoral community of Rajasthan, and their unique camel rearing tradition
In search of one’s roots
The author travelled seven years to retrace the diverse histories of 75 members of her far-flung family
A motorbike rider’s journal
An account of a motorbike ride through the challenging but thrilling Himalayan terrain
Not for navigation
The book is a compilation of bizarre lost and found maps and is meant for imaginative and imaginary geographies