{"id":5036,"date":"2018-03-01T12:24:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5036"},"modified":"2018-03-07T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:20:34","slug":"8-books-read-travelling-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/india\/8-books-read-travelling-india\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Books to Read Before Travelling to India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Intimidating but overwhelmingly enchanting, India has long drawn travellers into its colourful melee of history, culture and general chaos. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As a destination, there is a lot to get your head around \u2013 where to go, what\u2019s it like, what to eat are just a few questions of many. The best way to answer them? Take some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/india\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=India&amp;utm_content=Books_India\">holidays in India<\/a> yourself and experience the many complexities of one of the world\u2019s most populous nation!<\/p>\n<p>But there is no need to go unprepared, so here is our list of the top 8 books to read before travelling to India. With the help of these, you\u2019ll have a good grounding on which to fully embrace, love and explore this incredible country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/God-Small-Things-Arundhati-Roy-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"The God of Small Things book cover\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/God-Small-Things-Arundhati-Roy-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/God-Small-Things-Arundhati-Roy.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>The God of Small Things<\/em> Arundhati Roy<\/h3>\n<p>The 1997 Booker Prize winner, The God of Small Things revolves around Rahel and Estha, twins growing up in the midst of political turmoil in Kerala.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/aorund-india-80-trains-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Around India in 80 Trains book cover\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/aorund-india-80-trains-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/aorund-india-80-trains.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Around India in 80 Trains<\/em> Menisha Rajesh<\/h3>\n<p>Menisha Rajesh records the details of her travels on India\u2019s railways, travelling 40,000 kilometres on 80 trains, in a Jules Verne-esque adventure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/holy-cow-sarah-macdonald-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"Holy Cow book cover\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/holy-cow-sarah-macdonald-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/holy-cow-sarah-macdonald.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Holy Cow! A Indian Adventure<\/em> Sarah MacDonald<\/h3>\n<p>Having travelled around India, Sarah MacDonald vowed never to return, until her partner was posted to New Delhi! This book follows her time in India\u2019s capital as an expat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/argumentative-indian-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Argumentative India book cover\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/argumentative-indian-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/argumentative-indian.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>The Argumentative Indian<\/em> Amartya Sen<\/h3>\n<p>Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen examines India\u2019s history and the way that that history has shaped India\u2019s cultural identity in a series of fascinating essays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-suitable-boy-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Suitable Boy book cover\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-suitable-boy-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-suitable-boy.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>A Suitable Boy<\/em> Vikram Seth<\/h3>\n<p>Published in 1993, this 1,349-page novel is set in post-independence, post-partition India. It follows the lives of four families over 18 months as a mother searches for a suitor for her daughter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/behind-beautiful-forevers-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Behind the Beautiful Forevers book cover\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/behind-beautiful-forevers-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/behind-beautiful-forevers.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity<\/em> Katherine Boo<\/h3>\n<p>Written in 2012 by Katherine Boo, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, this non-fiction book examines a present-day slum in Mumbai, and follows the lives of some of its residents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/freedom-at-midnight-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom at Midnight book cover\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/freedom-at-midnight-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/freedom-at-midnight.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Freedom at Midnight<\/em> Dominique Lapierre &amp; Larry Collins<\/h3>\n<p>Focussed on the independence movement of the 1940s, this non-fiction book details the series of events that unfold and culminate in the independence and partition of India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-fine-balance-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Fine Balance book cover\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-fine-balance-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/a-fine-balance.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>A Fine Balance<\/em> Rohinton Mistry<\/h3>\n<p>Set during \u2018The Emergency\u2019 of the mid-1970s, Rohinton Mistry\u2019s novel follows four unlikely people brought together by circumstance, in a panoramic, political and intensely rich narrative.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/brochures\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=Brochures&amp;utm_content=Books_India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/brochure_btn2.jpg\" alt=\"Brochure button\" width=\"228\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><b>Book an escorted tour to India with the UK&#8217;s leading Asia Experts, Wendy Wu Tours, to explore the very best of India without any of the hassle of booking it yourself! Alternatively, we can work with you to create your dream tailormade holiday. Whichever you choose, we can guarantee\u00a0you an unforgettable trip.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #333333;\">We also have tours\u00a0to Southeast Asia, China, Japan and South America.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intimidating but overwhelmingly enchanting, India has long drawn travellers into its colourful melee of history, culture and general chaos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[58,139,21,72],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>8 Books to Read Before Travelling to India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A list of the eight books we, Wendy Wu Tours the Asia touring experts, recommend reading 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