India Yatra: Places We Have Never Been, People We Will Never Meet - Softcover

Misra Neelesh; Zara Murao

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9788172238582: India Yatra: Places We Have Never Been, People We Will Never Meet

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ISBN 10: 8172238584 ISBN 13: 9788172238582

Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2009

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"India Yatra" was probably the biggest national reporting project of its kind. It spanned more than 23,000 kilometres and 117 constituencies - about one-third of all Lok Sabha constituencies. Fifty-six reporters and photographers were sent out on selected routes to explore different themes and convey the concerns that occupy them. The exercise showed just how diverse India really is, and how startling its variety. So that, as Nandan Nilekani points out in his foreword, anyone who claims to 'know' India is either lying or foolish. These reports present a picture of the country with remarkable clarity, without getting lost in the maze of its complexity. As India negotiates this critical period of rising awareness and an intensifying struggle for access to the benefits of growth, "India Yatra" assumes a significance that goes beyond the immediate reality. 'Is it possible to journey within a complex, layered country such as India, and not be lost in the confusion and detail of it? The essays in the "Hindustan Times Yatra" series manage to do this superbly, and tease out fascinating snapshots of a country in flux' - From the foreword by Nandan Nilekani.

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Neelesh Misra, is an award winning journalist who conceived the India Yatra project, and is the national special project editor at the Hindustan Times. He travels around the country and writes for the paper on the issues as diverse as Kashmir, land acquisition battles, atomic energy and Bollywood

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