'Beautiful Country' is a compelling read Beautiful Country, a book by Gunjan Veda and Syeda Hameed, beautifully chronicles stories from an India that is not yet on the radar of the 24x7 media. The stories from Andamans, Varanasi, rural Maharashtra, Naxals-affected Chhattisgarh, the Northeast and several other regions of the country depict the struggles and triumph of the common people despite all the odds. ...  
02:23 PM, Dec 17, 2012

'Beautiful Country,' stories from Assam, Meghalaya Beautiful Country is a journey towards understanding India. From the rarefied world of the Jalpaiguri tea estates to the crowded bylanes of Varanasi, from the pristine forests of Andamans to the seething valley of Manipur, from the scattered habitations of Ladakh to the flooded villages of Barmer - these are the roads less travelled. Here's an extract from the book: Assam & Meghalaya In August 2007, we found ourselves in...  
01:58 PM, Jun 21, 2012