Rivers of India

Description

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

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Sunil Vaidyanathan is a Mumbai based photojournalist and writer with over a decade of experience. He has worked on several well received books on photography, architecture and travel. His first published book in 2001-2002 was The Heritage Buildings of Bombay. The people and culture of his country being some of his primary areas of focus, this was followed by several others like Temples of South India, Ganesha–The God of India, Colourful India and Pilgrimage Places in India. Some of his recent work includes Portrait of Kerala and Portrait of Rajasthan. As Globetrotter’s India consultant, he has co-authored and updated the Globetrotter Travel Guide to Delhi, Jaipur and Agra and Globetrotter’s Best of Delhi. He has also compiled and designed map books, including a series of guides for the Government of India’s department of tourism as part of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign. His work is regularly featured
in several domestic and international magazines. Rivers of India is his eighth book. Armed with a Masters degree in English literature and an eye for the unusual, Shayoni Mitra made a transition from a corporate communications specialist to a travel journalist in 2007. Her writing has since then been featured in various national and international travel magazines and guide books. Passionate about exploring and interpreting new cultures, her camera has been her constant companion. She has also compiled and edited guidebooks to India.

ABOUT THE BOOK
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A pictorial journey that delves into the symbiosis between India’s major rivers and the people who live along them and their intimate link with myth, belief and religion. The book also has interesting asides that look at cultural and recreational events