The Penguin Book of Indian Journeys

India Continues To Fascinate Travellers Who Are, In The Words Of Dom Moraes, The Editor Of This Anthology, Startled, Annoyed And Attracted By Its Colossal, Inexplicable Diversities . In This Book, Travel Writers Indian And Foreign, As Well As Compulsive Wanderers Without A Home Engage With The Comforts And The Chaos, The Convictions And The Contradictions Of Modern, Independent India. Beginning With A Brilliantly Insightful Introduction By Dom Moraes, This Anthology Provides An Absorbing, Lively And Always Insightful Portrait Of Life In Contemporary India. The Penguin Book Of Indian Journeys Brings Together Pieces By Some Of The Best Contemporary The Contributors Include: Paul Theroux R.K. Narayan Salman Rushdie Bruce Chatwin Abraham Verghese Andrew Harvey Jonah Blank Bill Aitken Mark Shand P. Sainath Khushwant Singh Stephen Alter Jan Morris Vikram Seth Mark Tully James Cameron Amit Chaudhuri Anita Nair Vijay Nambisan M.J. Akbar Seeme Qasim Royina Grewal Dom Moraes Allen Ginsberg V.S. Naipaul William Dalrymple Ruskin Bond Jerry Pinto Joe Roberts Charlie Pye-Smith Anees Jung Sarayu Ahuja Dawood Ali Mccallum Alexander Frater Namita Gokhale