"By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel" Book reading by the author Prabhu Ghate at Reference Library, 1st floor, IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road > 4pm-5pm on 24th September 2015

Time : 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 24/09/2015 16:00 24/09/2015 17:00 Asia/Kolkata "By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel" Book reading by the author Prabhu Ghate Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/09/by-thumb-hoof-and-wheel-book-reading-by.html Reference Library, 1st floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Reference Library, 1st floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001
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Event Description : This month, Prabhu Ghate will read from his book "By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel" Travels in the Global South. 

Prabhu Ghate  takes us off the beaten track on selected journeys in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Antarctica, and shows us that you don't have to be rich to travel simply, or even young for that matter – just young at heart, empathetic, and Curious. The book should stimulate interest in a variety of trips in Our extended neighbourhood, and in the South generally, where travelling is not Only more affordable, but in Countless Ways more interesting.

The author takes us through his adventures and brushes with history, whether the building of the Berlin Wall, Wandering into Somaliland, running smack into a civil War in Cyprus. taking a front seatin the People Power revolution in the Philippines, getting arrested during the Dirty War while trying to track down a group of Sikh settlers in a remote part of Argentina, catching a cargo boat down the Mekong from China, Or riding a paddle steamer up the Nile for ten days in What is today South Sudan. By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel is entertaining, educative, and Completely from a different World—a World that is rapidly changing With the forces of global homogenization. Experience a bit Of it before it is lost forever.

Prabhu Ghate is an independent researcher and journalist interested in issues of rural development and microfinance. Early in his career With the IAS She took study leave to live in the Villages of eastern UP and Write a book On anti-poverty programmes. He has Contributed frequently to the EConomic and Political Weekly and the EConomic Times, has authored a book On informal finance in Asia, and Conducted the first Comprehensive study of microfinance in India. When not traveling in India and abroad, he divides his time between Delhi and Pachmarhi. He has visited Well over a hundred Countries, and is still Counting.

Background : IGNCA Book Circle @ Reference Library. Under the Outreach initiative the IGNCA Book Circle has a monthly event held on the fourth Thursday of every month.

Exciting works of fiction, non-fiction and those of academic interest will be showcased through readings, panel discussions and informal conversations. The aim is to tap into the rich intellectual wealth of Delhi and the IGNCA, and bridge the divide between the reader and writer in the wonderful setting on the IGNCA Library.

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