{"product_id":"chai-chai-travels-in-places-where-you-stop-but-never-get-off-paperback","title":"Chai Chai: Travels In Places Where You Stop But Never Get Off - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBishwanath Ghosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CULT CLASSIC, BISHWANATH GHOSH'S \u003cem\u003eCHAI, CHAI\u003c\/em\u003e IS BACK ON STANDS WITH AN ATTRACTIVE NEW COVER.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome years ago, a book was published that would change the way one looks at travel forever. Bishwanath Ghosh had got down at Itarsi junction to grab a cup of chai while travelling from Kanpur to Chennai. Sipping on the tea, as he heard the recorded voice announcing the arrivals and delays of the many trains that passed through the station, it struck him that while Itarsi junction connects the length and breadth of India on the rail map, almost nothing is known about Itarsi, the town. Thus began Ghosh's quest to tell the story of all the towns behind some of the country's biggest junctions: Itarsi, Mughal Sarai, Jhansi, Shoranur, Arakkonam and Jolarpettai-places that are always a stopover and never a destination; familiar and yet unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChai, Chai\u003c\/em\u003e, a definitive work on small-town India, went on to become an instant success and continues to draw readers with its abundant wit and charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishwanath Ghosh, born in Kanpur on 26 December 1970, is the author of the hugely popular \u003cem\u003eAimless in Banaras: Wanderings in India's Holiest City\u003c\/em\u003e. He's also a Hindi poet, who has two well-received compilations-\u003cem\u003eJiyo Banaras and Tedhi-Medhi Lakeeren\u003c\/em\u003e-to his credit. His other books include \u003cem\u003eTamarind City: Where Modern India Began; Longing, Belonging: An Outsider at Home in Calcutta\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGazing at Neighbours: Travels Along the Line that Partitioned India\u003c\/em\u003e. He is an Associate Editor with \u003cem\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper and lives in Calcutta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773776789792,"sku":"9789395073219","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49b771679d74a6fd2181bd08ee6303db_2496a8ed-ac18-4cee-9b98-6d68fb944a0a.webp?v=1780432562","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chai-chai-travels-in-places-where-you-stop-but-never-get-off-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}