Destination: India
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The Age of Kali by celebrated travel writer William Dalrymple is a superb compilation of insights gleaned from a decade of travelling the subcontinent.
William Sutcliffe's Are You Experienced? is the hilarious tale of first-time backpacker Dave, who accompanies his best friend's girlfriend to India in an attempt to seduce her. It perceptively portrays the backpacker scene in India.
Despite being written in the 1960s, Slowly Down the Ganges by Eric Newby beautifully captures the enduring essence of this sacred river and the life that exists around it.
The Smile of Murugan by Michael Wood profoundly depicts the author's time in Tamil Nadu during the mid-1990s. Revolving around a pilgrimage in a video-bus, it offers compelling insights into this intriguing South Indian state.
Gita Mehta's Karma Cola amusingly and cynically describes the collision between India looking to the West for technology and modern methods, and the West descending upon India in search of wisdom and enlightenment.
Geoffrey Moorhouse's Om: An Indian Pilgrimage provides erudite observations into the lives of a vibrant potpourri of people in South India, from coir makers to holy men.
Robyn Davidson's Desert Places is an engaging account of the author's journey by camel with the Rabari (Rajasthani nomads) on their annual migration through the rugged Thar Desert.
Chasing The Monsoon by Alexander Frater is an Englishman's story of his monsoon-chasing journey from Kovalam (Kerala) to Meghalaya (Northeast States). It offers a captivating window into the monsoon's significance and its impact on people.
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