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    Book Reviews: Rivers of India

    There are books that inspire travel, and travels that inspire books. This blog will be both – some books that inspired travel across India, and some adventures that inspired novels, which perhaps in turn will inspire you to chart your own journeys across India. Keeping with this month’s theme, these books also touch upon the rivers of India, as a backdrop or an inspiration – and these tales are woven around rivers. There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India Alastair HumphreysGenre: Non-Fiction / Travel If you love travel novels based on first-person journeys on the open road, Alastair Humphreys’…

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    Reflections on the Jaipur Literature Festival 2016

    Across India, January is increasingly being associated with literature festivals. Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and the state of Gujarat, all celebrate indigenous and international literature – each with their inimical selection of authors and other personalities gracing the stage. In Jaipur, the literature festival started off as a small effort and today, is being touted as ‘the world’s largest free literature event’ – and its history and acclaim made us curious enough to attend it this year.  On the foggy morning drive to the pink city – we scanned the festival schedules to decide upon the sessions we’d like to attend,…