Daniel Lak’s foray into writing a book on India started with a non-image. When, towards the end of his three-year stint as a BBC correspondent in India, he was accused by a young university student of portraying stereotypical images of the country in his report-bullock carts, cows ambling in the streets, snake charmers surrounded by enthralled spectators-he was completely taken aback. This got him questioning the images of India portrayed by the media, ...
