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Avian antics
Even the most commonplace fliers like crows and drongos are transformed into objects of interest by the author
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Travel classic Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Rebecca West's ability to single out the telling detail in a swatch of vastness was of great help to Samanth Subramanian as he dipped into the relevant chapters of the book while travelling in the Balkans
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Of past and present
The author--s pleasant memories of old Calcutta is often interrupted by the city--s current dead and challenging nature
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Small town with a special history McCluskiegunge, Jharkhand
Extract from Ian Jack--s book which talks about an Anglo-Indian settlement that was meant to be a special place for its people
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Incredible Africa
National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz captures the stunning landscapes and wildlife of Africa from a motorised paraglier
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Butterfly collector
Dangerous terrains or extreme weather could not stop the author from chasing the ephemeral butterflies
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Travel classic Travels with Charley
Ashok Banker contemplates touring the great American open road himself after reading John Steinback--s Travels with Charley
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A pictorial biography of the Himalayas
Dilwali cites the bewitching paintings of Nicholas Roerich as his guiding principle, and some of the photographs in this collection do approximate the unearthly light and sudden transcendence of Roerich--s best work
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A novel dream
A splendid novel, dreamlike and insubstantial, lit by a strange light much like Lear--s own landscapes sketched during his travel through India
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Beautiful Kashmir
Flip through this large format photo book to see a mix of familiar and unique shots of Kashmir
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An interesting idea gone wrong
The author makes an attempt to shine a light on the history of India--s geography, but we beg to differ
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Travel classic The Book of Duarte Barbosa
If Anita Nair is looking for time travel in the reverse, it is Barbosa that she would reach out for
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Tips on travelling cheaply
Look out for tips on frugal travel while you read about the author's experiences of trekking with balky ponies in Kyrgyzstan or landing up in a topless diner in Montreal with his younger brother in tow
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French Dressing
The kitchens of Pondicherry sometimes drew inspiration from French cuisine but did not allow it to overcome their own style
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About people who dared to conquer Mt Everest
The book and some of the rare photographs highlight the various attempts made to scale the world's highest peak
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Travel classic Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God
According to Amish Tripathi, nobody can deny the sheer passion that Mr Blank has for India and for the Ramayana
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Life in Delhi
The book is a straight representation of urban, middle-class India, as seen by the author, who lived as an urban middle-class Dilliwalla for eighteen months
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Solving a historical jigsaw puzzle
A patient detective work on the part of the author to put together the life and times of the Mauryan emperor
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Going monochromatic to elevate the ordinary
The photographer believes the black and white images effectively capture the emotional weight of her ordinary subjects
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A greater India
The greatest travellers of the ancient world were arguably the Buddhist monks and sages who travelled the length and breadth of Asia to spread the Buddhadharma
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The best of Chettiar cooking
Discover the rich flavours of Chettinad cuisine with a selection of the heritage hotel Bangala's finest recipes
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Travel classic In Search of the Nectar-Pot
For Arunava Sinha, Samaresh Basu--s book, Amritakumbher Shawndhaney (In Search of the Nectar-Pot), 1968, is a human document in the form of a travelogue
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A passionate narrative about Roman history
Crammed with stories about artists and artworks, the section on Renaissance is much the best part of the book by Hughes
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Travel classic Waters Close Over Us
Avtar Singh believes that Hartosh Singh Bal's book --Waters Close Over Us-- (2014), talking about the life and culture that revolves around the river Narmada, deserves a wider recognition
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Travel classic The Snow Leopard
Writer Isabella Tree talks about Peter Matthiesen's book, The Snow Leopard (1978), which documents the activities and habitat of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal
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Travel classic Red Dust A Path Through China
Writer Irwin Allan Sealy finds the narrative of Ma Jian--s Red Dust (2002) --supple and sure-- while 'a painter--s eye make the matter live'.
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Travel classic Magnificent Desolation
Indrajit Hazra tells the readers why Buzz Aldrin's book 'Magnificent Desolation The Long Journey Home From the Moon' (2009) is so close to his heart
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Travel classic The Factory of Facts
Writer Pallavi Aiyar discovers that Luc Sante's book, 'The Factory of Facts' (1998), gives a great insight into the history, art, language and personality of Belgium
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Travel classic Indian Explorers of the 19th century
Namita Gokhale was bowled over by Indra Singh Rawat's book 'Indian Explorers of the 19th Century' (1973) and found the stories, of explorers who mapped the uncharted Himalayan massifs, resurfacing in a later day anthology
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Trees and myths
A welcome addition to the growing volume of literature that illustrates traditional knowledge and indigenous cultural practices
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Soul of a nation Indonesia
A captivating and insightful account of a fascinating country, Indonesia