{"product_id":"around-india-in-80-trains-paperback","title":"Around India in 80 Trains - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonisha Rajesh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks. -- William Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003eIn 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000 km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed militant devout atheist in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonisha Rajesh is a British journalist at \u003ci\u003eThe Week UK\u003c\/i\u003e. After graduating with a postgraduate diploma from City University's journalism school she has worked as an arts and travel writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2006 she was nominated for the PTC New Consumer Monthly Journalist of the Year and has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770066698528,"sku":"9781857886443","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db4f2506aff397db579e73fabf693616.webp?v=1780363778","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/around-india-in-80-trains-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}