'Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali
fireworks' -William Dalrymple 'One can only envy Monisha Rajesh as
she embarks on this epic journey' -Tim Parks When she was a child,
Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted to Madras in the hope of making
India their home, but soon returned to England with a bitter taste
in their mouths. Two decades on, Monisha 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
40,000km - the circumference of the Earth. Her journey takes her on
toy trains, luxury trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains and
even a hospital on wheels. Along the way she meets a kaleidoscope
of characters and discovers why the railways are considered the
lifeline that keeps the country's heart beating. Most of all, she
hopes that these 80 train journeys will lift the veil on a country
that has become a stranger to her.
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