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Sanjeev Bhaskar, the comedian and writer behind The Kumars at No.
42 embarks on an epic and highly personal journey through modern
India. Sanjeev's characteristic humour and unique take on the
country form the heart of this beautifully written travel book that
became a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback when it accompanied
his BBC series. Exotic and diverse, richly colourful and endlessly
complex - India is one of the most exciting countries to visit in
the world today. Sanjeev Bhaskar of Goodness Gracious Me has
visited his Indian relations there over many years, but this is his
chance to delve deeper into what makes this country so fascinating,
perplexing and often challenging to visit. As Sanjeev travels from
Delhi to Bombay, Jaipur to Calcutta, he meets ordinary and
extraordinary Indian people from every background, and brings his
natural warmth and sense of humour to these encounters. Although
often baffled by the eccentricities of India, our endearingly
good-natured guide never fails to find humour in these situations.
Sanjeev's India is also a personal journey as Sanjeev meets old
relatives who reveal their moving and often traumatic stories of
Indian's turbulent and bloody past, and comes to understand a
little more about his own roots. During his trip Sanjeev is invited
to a middle-class wedding in Delhi as well as witnessing the
poverty of the slums in the Calcutta backstreets. He wryly observes
the polo-playing Maharajah jet-set in Jaipur as well as the kitsch
of Bombay Bollywood, and experiences the Ganges lit up by a million
floating candles for the ancient ritual of Diwali as well as the
majestic colonial architecture of the British Raj. With such an
engaging and thoughtful travelling companion, we find ourselves
going beyond the cliches to reveal a country steeped in history yet
at the forefront of new technology, at once confusing, astonishing
and jaw-droppingly beautiful.
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