Best travel books that capture the beauty and essence of the Indian subcontinent

Travel books or travelogues is a genre in literature that deals with books that follow a travel narrative. se books talk about a region or travelling around a country or city, about langu, culture, and people author has encountered. re have been many travelogues written by Indian as well as International authors about India and its various cities. 

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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta 

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is a vel written by Suketu Mehta. book traces life of people in metropolitan city of Mumbai.

Suketu Mehta looks at criminal underworld, follows life of a poor bar dancer, and delves in inner sanctums of city and life of people living on sidewalks. book was published in year 2005 and was also minated for  Pulitzer Prize under General nfiction.

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Nine Lives by William Dalrymple

book Nine Lives by William Dalrymple was published in year 2009. book is a wonderful travelogue across India but through way of its religious practices.

Inste of looking at famous religious places, Dalrymple looks at different and even tabooed ways of worshipping and beliefs that are prevalent in country. From Tantric witches to Jain nuns, from temple sex workers to idol makers, William wonderfully brings out nine stories across country. 

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India: A Million Mutinies w by V. S. Naipaul

V.S. Naipaul is one of best writers of Indian herit. writer published his book India: A Million Mutinies w in year 1992. Naipaul traces story of India as a culture, a society, and a country. He also looks at various turmoils that India and its citizens face. 

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Following Fish: Travels Around Indian Coast by Samanth Subramanian

Following Fish: Travels Around Indian Coast takes a different way of writing travelogues. Samanth Subramanian's love for seafood takes him to Indian coastline to kw and understand fish. writer traces various s of fishes available through Indian coastline and also looks at practices that fishermen use in India for fishing.

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