Penguin Books India presents 'If It’s Monday It Must be Madurai: A Conducted Tour of India' by Srinath Perur - Book Launch at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 4th April 2014

Time : 7:00 pm onwards

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : Call  91-11-43663333 (Habitat World) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations :
'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Penguin Books India presents 'If It’s Monday It Must be Madurai: A Conducted Tour of India' by Srinath Perur - Book Launch. What is it like to travel with others for adventure, lust, and god? This delightful travelogue around ten conducted tours is full of rich experiences:hanging on to a camel in the Thar, rediscovering music on the trail of Kabir, joining thousands on an ancient pilgrimage in Maharashtra, crossing living root bridges near Cherrapunji, and more. As much about people as places, the book is also a reflection on the nature of popular travel today marked by the packaging of experiences, the formation of tourist economies and compulsive picture-taking. How this influences tourists comes through vividly: in their creating a 'mini-India' in a bus, while racing through treasured sights in Europe; in their perfunctory devotion while hopping from temple to temple in Tamil Nadu; in their 'enjoying' with sex workers far away from home. Deeply felt, ironic, and often comic, the book entertains and enlightens, and becomes an idiosyncratic portrait of India and her people. The author will be in conversation with Raghu Karnad, Former Editor, Time Out Delhi

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