A tale about writing as an outsider on the inside of a country where the newspapers are still printed on hot-metal machines and deadlines are missed because of cows at rush-hour. India’s clash of past and present wrong-foot Hardy as she tries to get her story in order.
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A tale about writing as an outsider on the inside of a country where the newspapers are still printed on hot-metal machines and deadlines are missed because of cows at rush-hour. India’s clash of past and present wrong-foot Hardy as she tries to get her story in order.
A journalist’s new-life adventure exploring all India has to offer A chance conversation with her greengrocer about the portrayal of India in the media inspired journalist Justine Hardy to leave London and spend a year working at the Indian Express in New Delhi. Her new lifewith a quirky landlord who turns out to be a former Rajput princetakes her all over India, from polo matches and the manicured lawns of Assam tea gardens to city slums in Delhi, stumbling across terrorist sentiments, exploring the HIV problem, and having an inspiring encounter with the Dalai Lama.
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“In this candid, lively memoir, Hardy unravels what it means to be an outsider in a land still shedding the remnants of British rule . . .” The Good Book Guide
About the Author
Justine Hardy writes regularly for Conde Nast Traveller, Financial Times, the Times, and various magazines. She is the author of Bollywood Boy, In the Valley of Mist, and The Wonder House.
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