Books that Motivates Wanderlust: The Desi Version Redefined
The Landscape of India has inspired tourists from across the globe and also brilliant creations in the form of paintings, books and films. Here are a few books that were inspired by landscape of India:
The Hugry Tide is a saga set in Calcutta and the Bay of Bengal. The work has Piya Roy, Fokir and Kani Dutt as its characters. It deals with a powerful and exotic story that makes use of the archipelago of Islands of Bay of Bengal as its landscape.
Situated in the beautiful village in the hill area of Garhwal, the work tells the story of a village girl named Binya and her blue umbrella. The work also features the common people of the village who covet the girl’s blue umbrella. The adventures of the girl give Bond ample space to portray the lush green, beautiful hilly areas of Garhwal village.
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Srikanta
The 19th century Bengal is magnificently portrayed in this epic work. The novel with its highly spirited characters portrays the anguish and existential crisis of a particular man, Srikanta. His position as the narrator helps the author to echo the feelings of the modern youth living in a historic society of Bengal.
Monisha Rajesh’s Around India in 80 Trains
Monisha in 2011 sets on an adventurous journey around India in 80 trains. She travels in all kinds of trains including luxury trains, commuter trains and toy trains. This provides her with the opportunity to come across vibrant characters with their own stories.
Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
The backwaters, greenery, and palm trees of Aymanam, Kerala sets the backdrop of this booker prize winner novel. The work focuses on the destruction of a family and lives of fraternal twin. It also portrays issues like caste system, the life of Syrian Catholics and the rise of communism in Kerala.
Shome Basu’s Shades of Kashmir
Basu who was assigned to cover the events in Kashmir, portrays the life of people in the valley soon after chaos and violence that lasted for almost two decades. The book captures the daily life of people and the landscape of Kashmir.
Aditi Chatterji’s The Making of the Indian Landscape
The book portrays the development of the landscape of India beginning with the Indus valley civilisation to the postcolonial times, focusing mainly on the urban development during the colonial and postcolonial times.