{"product_id":"around-india-in-80-trains-paperback","title":"Around India in 80 Trains - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonisha Rajesh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, Monisha's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, stolen human hearts and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, Monisha came back. Taking a page out of Jules Verne s classic tale, Around the World in 80 Days, she embarked on a 40,000 km adventure around India in 80 trains. Travelling a distance equivalent to the circumference of the Earth, she lifted the veil on a country that had become a stranger to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the largest civilian employers in the world, featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains and even a hospital on wheels, Indian Railways had more than a few stories to tell. On the way, Monisha met a colourful cast of characters with epic stories of their own. But with a self-confessed militant atheist as her photographer, Monisha's personal journey around a country built on religion was not quite what she bargained for... \u003cem\u003eAround India in 80 Trains\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of adventure and drama infused with sparkling wit and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonisha Rajesh is a London-based journalist. Since graduating from City University's journalism school she has worked on the features desk of the London Evening Standard and written for Conde Nast Traveller, the Telegraph, the Guardian and TIME magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67866762707251,"sku":"9788174369130","price":33.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xSMSnYZ4y_9788174369130.webp?v=1793597521","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/around-india-in-80-trains-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}