In 1994, Akhil Bakshi led the Central Asia Expedition, comprising of Indian, Chinese and European scholars, on the Old Silk Road. The expedition drove 12,000 kms, in five Mahindra Armadas, across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Chinese Turkestan and Tibet. In a charming and hilarious account of this remarkable journey, the audacious adventurer brings alive the excitement of Silk Road travel as he visits ageing caravanserais; witnesses a dumba fight; ...
Between Heaven and Hell: Travels through South Asia
Soon after the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan, Akhil Bakshi led an 18,000 km motoring expedition - Hands Across the Borders - to promote peace and development in South Asia. The journey, with activists from the region, was envisaged as a massive mass contact programme through the interiors of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan. Between Heaven and Hell is an account of that momentous journey. Through the prism of observant, ...
