A Portable India

by Jug Suraiya (Editor), Anurag Mathur (Editor)

A candid exposure to India, with its extraordinary variety, 'A Portable India' is a more than a mere treatise or a travel guide. It is a perceptive, insightful, selective and lavishly illustrated collection of articles on India. The eminent contributors are mixed bag, each famous in his or her own sphere and in the wonderful diversity of their writing they explore the essence of India in their own lucid, comprehensive, and often highly individualistic ways. Among the Contributors are Arvind N. Das, Gautam Bhatia, Khalid Mohamed, Harish Trivedi, Nergis Dalal, and Rajdeep Sardesai.

405 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Jug Suraiya is a prominent Indian journalist, author and columnist. He is best known as a satirist and columnist. Suraiya is a former Editorial Opinion Editor and Associate Editor of the Times of India.

He is a writer distinguished for satire, wit and humour in his writings. Suraiya reflects on his personal reminiscences while drawing astounding parallels of some of the most famous personalities or gently touching at the absurdities which have become part and parcel of our lives.

Suraiya also created a daily cartoon in the Times of India called Dubyaman with Neelabh Banerjee, staff artist of The Times of India. It is loosely based on US President George W. Bush.

He became the first Asian to win the Pacific Asia Travel Association gold award in 1983, for travel writing.