Written by one of India’s leading journalist, B. G. Verghese, the work takes a kaleidoscopic look at the rich socio-cultural heritage of India and its history. It throws light on the diverse faiths here, the wandering minstrels and travellers and philosophers, the epics and legends that chronicle love tales and heroic deeds. The focus is on the features of ‘incredible India’: the little known people, events and places that are interesting and informative. Collecting things one never learnt at school but which whet one’s appetite to know more about India’s past ad society and culture, the work also takes critical note of the many ills and contradictions of India, its democracy, its freedom struggle and Constitution and the building of institutions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.G. Verghese
B.G. Verghese read economics at St Stephen’s College (1944-46) and is a columnist and author, writing on water resources, the North-East, current affairs and the media. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi and Chair of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and of the Media Foundation. He served as editor of the Hindustan Times and Indian Express and received the Magsaysay Award for Journalism in 1975. He was Information Adviser to the Prime Minister (1966-68), has served on numerous official and non-official bodies and is associated with a number of NGOs. He is the author of many books, including Waters of Hope, India’s Northeast Resurgent, Reorienting India: The New Geo-Politics of Asia, Warrior of the Fourth Estate: Ramnath Goenka of the ‘Express’, and editor of Breaking the Big Story, published by Penguin.
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