Over twenty years in the writing, this unique book fills a long-felt gap in literature on India. An impressionistic and lyrical account of journeys, it offers fresh insights on the well-trodden paths, but is also about little-known treasures that are still of easy access. Descriptions of exquisite temples will inspire and pulsating crowds will excite; vast mountain ranges will vie for attention with anonymous beaches and atolls of extraordinary beauty. The ...