SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : HarperCollins
- By : Kavitha Yaga Buggana
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 168 pages
- Weight : 160 g
- Size : 13.97 x 1.04 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9353024781
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353024789
DESCRIPTION:
Will we make it? That's the question Kavitha and her cousin, Pallu, ask themselves as they trek through Himalayan pine forests and unforgiving mountains in Nepal and Tibet. Their goal: to reach Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The two women walk to ancient monasteries, meditate on freezing slopes, dance on the foothills of Kailash, and confront death in the thin mountain air. In Kailash and Manasarovar, the holiest of Hindu and Buddhist sites, they struggle to reconcile their rationalist views with faith and the beloved myths of their upbringing. Remarkably, it is this journey that helps them discover the meaning of friendship. Walking in Clouds is a beautifully crafted memoir of a journey to far-away places and to the places within. It mixes lyrical, descriptive storytelling with stunning photographs to bring to life a unique travelogue.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Bloomsbury India
- By : Kushanava Choudhury
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 272 pages
- Weight : 590 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 938786393X
- ISBN-13 : 978-9387863934
DESCRIPTION:
''Witty, polished, honest and insightful, The Epic City is likely to become for Calcutta what Suketu Mehta's classic Maximum City is for Mumbai' William Dalrymple, Observer.When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to Calcutta, the city which his immigrant parents had abandoned. Taking a job at a newspaper, he found the streets of his childhood unchanged. Shouting hawkers still overran the footpaths, fish sellers squatted on bazaar floors; and politics still meant barricades and bus burnings. The Epic City is a soulful, compelling and often hilarious account of this metropolis of fifteen million people that is truly a world unto itself.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rupa Publications India
- By : E.F. Knight
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 384 pages
- Weight : 380 g
- Size : 14 x 2.18 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788129148193
- ISBN-13 : 978-8129148193
DESCRIPTION:
n the spring of 1891, an intrepid Englishman set out on a year-long journey into the inhospitable region of Gilgit, near what used to be called ‘the roof of the world’, where the three great empires of that century the British, Russian and Chinese—came together on the map.etting out from the beautiful valley of Kashmir, E.F. Knight traversed the mountain tracts between the invincible ranges of Hindukush and Karakoram, interacting with locals and experiencing their way of life first-hand. He brings to his readers the sights and sounds of exotic lands—undivided Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the lands beyond.A fascinating travelogue of colonial times, this book also brings out the geo-political significance of the region and the undercurrent of political strategizing at play amongst the three great empires. Knight’s visit to Ladakh and subsequent participation in Colonel Durand’s historic expedition against the raiding Hunza-Nagara stand out amongst the many adventures he has along the way.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Hachette India
- By : Hugh Thomson
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 152 pages
- Weight : 160 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789351951964
- ISBN-13 : 978-9351951964
DESCRIPTION:
The fascinating story of a journey to the source of a legend – the Nanda Devi Sanctuary – which has been described by explorers as ‘more inaccessible than the North Pole’.Until 1934 the hidden valley of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, on the border between India and Tibet, had never been entered by human beings. Surrounded by 20,000-foot peaks, which effectively seal off Mt Nanda Devi at their centre, it remains virtually impenetrable even today.Many early explorers, drawn there by the idea of a ‘lost Eden’ in the Himalaya, could only gaze with longing at the Sanctuary – until the ‘terrible-twins’ of pre-Second World War mountaineering, Eric Shipton and Bill Tillman, solved the problem by forcing an entrance up a precipitous river gorge. Subsequent expeditions were beset by tragedy and concern that the fragile ecology of the Sanctuary might be damaged; until, for curious reasons involving the CIA- – which the first edition of this book revealed – the Indian government finally decided to ban all visitors. The Sanctuary was briefly reopened in 2000 for a special millennium expedition, of which Hugh Thomson was a part.Thomson weaves the story of this last journey to the Sanctuary together with those who have gone before him, and gives a tantalizing account of a place described by explorers as ‘more inaccessible than the North Pole’.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Bloomsbury
- By : William Dalrymple
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 404 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9385936549
- ISBN-13 : 978-9385936548
DESCRIPTION:
The result of a decade of travels through the Indian subcontinent, the Age of Kali is a collection of essays ranging in scope from the widows of Vrindavan to rap stars in Bombay, the temples as old as the Parthenon in Madurai, the socialite author Shobhaa De, the remnants of the kingdom of Avadh, and meetings with then Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan. Stylish, witty and bristling with insight, these jewel-like essays string together to create a captivating and enduringly relevant portrait of the subcontinent.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Bloomsbury India
- By : William Dalrymple
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 360 pages
- Weight : 259 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9385936557
- ISBN-13 : 978-9385936555
DESCRIPTION:
Delhi is a city like no other, one which, in spite of being as old as time, is culturally dominated by relatively new dwellers. Interspersed with accounts of meeting assorted Delhiwallahs including Sufis, eunuchs, Persian scholars and an Englishwoman who stays behind after the Raj's hasty exit, City of Djinns seeks out the essence of this ancient town in a travelogue like no other. Moving, profoundly insightful and compulsively readable, City of Djinns is a loving exploration by one of the great historians of our time of the city he choses to call home.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: Kusum Ansal
- Binding : Hardcover
- Language : Hindi
- Edition :2016
- Pages: 152 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 9350642522
- ISBN-13 :9789350642528
DESCRIPTION:
‘‘मेरे लिए यात्रा, मेरे भीतर अनवरत चलती एक तलाश का जैसे प्रत्युत्तर है। न जाने क्यों सुदूर देश की धरती, उसकी सुनी-अनसुनी कहानियाँ, वहाँ के निवासियों के प्रति एक अपरिभाषित उत्सुकता मेरे मन में रहस्य का एक तन्तुजाल बुनती है जो मेरी चेतना पर छा कर मेरे अस्तित्व को बेचैनी से भर देता है। बहुधा कहा जाता है कि प्रसन्नता कहीं बाहर नहीं प्राप्त होती, उसका स्रोत मनुष्य के भीतर है, मनुष्य के हृदय में है, फिर भी हम प्रसन्नता को बाहर खोजते हैं - सांसारिक वस्तुओं में या अपने से दूसरे के अस्तित्व में। सबके लिए प्रसन्नता के अर्थ भिन्न होते हैं, उसी के अनुसार हर कोई अपने जीवन में अपनी इच्छाओं और रुचियों को ढालता चला जाता है, शायद इसीलिए अनुसंधान के लिए यात्रा या यात्रा के मध्य अनुसंधान मेरा आकर्षण बन गया है।’’
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Amrita Chatterjee (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 260 pages
- Size : :12.9 x 1.4 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8184956495
- ISBN-13 : 978-8184956498
DESCRIPTION:
A Backbreaking Misadventure in the Himalayas.
A psychedelic odyssey like no other, spanning the exotic foothills of the eastern Himalayas.
In the summer of 2011, two bleary-eyed kids, teetering on the cusp of adulthood, decide to drop out of the daily grind and just travel. But once they hit the road, their plans go out the window. Soon, they are barreling over potholes the size of lunar craters in Nepal, bungee jumping in Rishikesh, waking up to Buddhist chants in Sikkim and cycling down the world’s highest motorable pass in Ladakh. On the way is a constant stream of oddballs, like the five-second-tea lady, the flute-playing hotel manager, flying Sonam, reggae junkies and many more – this journey is all about rolling with the punches.
Special Lassi is one part funny, two parts crazy and a whisper of wistful – for the best things are ephemeral and a lust for life is a dangerous thing.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Justine Hardy (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 336 pages
- Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13 : 978-8184950267
DESCRIPTION:
You should be writing on one of our great Indian papers, then you will really be starting to understand us'. A chance conversation with her greengrocer about the media's portrayal of India inspired journalist Justine Hardy to leave London and following in the footsteps of Rudyard Kipling, spend a year reporting for an Indian newspaper. Following the direction of her eccentric landlord -an erstwhile Rajput prince and an editor at The Indian Express, her new life takes her across the Himalayas, Assam tea gardens and city slums, exploring marriage, spirituality and the remnants of Empire in the heart of modern India.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Tamalyan Dallal (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 336 pages
- Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8179928527
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179928523
DESCRIPTION:
Simplistic perceptions of the Islamic world quickly dissolve in 40 Days and 1001 Nights as globetrotting American dancer, author and filmmaker Tamalyn Dallal takes you on an unforgettable journey. Without an agenda or expectations, Ms. Dallal sets out to live in five Islamic cultures for 40 days each. She finds herself in the tsunami-ravaged city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, then ventures deep into the Egyptian Sahara to the Siwa Oasis, where donkey carts are the main form of transport. She follows a beautiful song to the forgotten island of Zanzibar, where sun and surf crash against a tumultuous past. Next, she lands in Jordan, a peaceful kingdom and haven for refugees from strife-torn lands and finally spends 40 days in China's largest province, the predominantly Muslim Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Join the adventure, release your fears and gain a new perspective on a wide slice of our world that we hear so much and know so little about. You will be surprised, delighted and sometimes shocked at the fascinating web of true-life tales told by this 21st century Scheherazade.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Paul Smith (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 336 pages
- Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179929490
DESCRIPTION:
The five rules of a Twitch hiker
You can only accept offers of travel and accommodation from people on Twitter.
- You can't make any travel plans further than three days in advance.
- You can only spend money on food, drink and anything that fits in your suitcase.
- If there is more than one offer, you choose. If there is only one, you have to take it within 48 hours.
- If you are unable to move on from a location within 48 hours, the challenge is over and you go home.
Bored in the supermarket one day, Paul wonders how far he can get in 30 days through the goodwill of fellow 'Twittering social networkers. He sets his sights on Campbell Island near New Zealand -the point on the planet opposite to his home in Newcastle. In an adventure wrapped in nonsense, he travels by car, bus, boat, plane and train, sleeps in five-star luxury and on no-star sofas, resorts to the hair of the dog in multiple time zones and schmoozes with Hollywood A-listers -all the while wearing the same pair of underpants.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : J. Dey (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2010
- Pages : 212 pages
- Size : :14 x 1.1 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8184950829
- ISBN-13 : 978-8184950823
DESCRIPTION:
Three informers. Murky bylanes that hold the key to deadly terror plots. The chase for India's most wanted terrorist. The lives of three of Mumbai Police's best informers collide in this shady underworld. It's a bad, bad world. A world of crime, sex, drugs, murder and betrayal. He who lies, lives to see the light of another day... a day replete with even greater risks. From shady underworld dealings to switching gang loyalties, the men graduate to selling information on terrorism. Then begins the chase, to catch India's most wanted terrorist: Riyaz Bhatkal, the man with an ominous track record of masterminding twenty-two blasts across the country since 2005. The search takes them to the most unassuming yet dangerous terror hubs across India. With trust in short supply, time ticking away and the sword of Damocles over their heads, the men can only hope that they are not on a wild goose chase
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : J. Dey (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 224 pages
- Size : :14 x 1.2 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8179928500
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179928509
DESCRIPTION:
As a journalist on the crime beat, the author has spent long hours talking to those in uniform, those in the underworld and those in the grey zone -people who work as police informers. Much of what he has seen, heard and observed in over a decade of covering crime has found its way into print. But there's a lot that's spoken of in hushed tones or buried in underworld lore. The underworld speaks its own language and words are invented on the spur of the moment. A shooter is referred to as an "artist", an informer is simply "zero dial", Dubai is "Delhi", while arrest is "get admitted". Most of these are aimed at sending the police or adversaries on a wild goose chase. It's a world that thrives on the spirit of enterprise, actively courts power and danger and has conquered fear. The rules are straight and the ethics sacrosanct. The principles of 'dhanda' apply equally here -risk, profit and competition are at the very core. An informer will think nothing of selling precious information on a rival if it can earn him extra bucks or goodwill from the police.