Scoop-Wallah: Life on a Delhi Daily
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is indicative only and does not represent the condition of this copy. For information about the condition of this book you can email us.
You are a journalist. You should be writing on one of our great Indian papers, then you will really be starting to understand us.A chance conversation with her greengrocer about the portrayal of India in the media inspired journalist Justine Hardy to leave London and, following in the footsteps of Rudyard Kipling, spend a year working at The Indian Express in New Delhi.Her new life - with a quirky landlord who turns out to be a former Rajput prince - takes her all over India, from polo matches and the manicured lawns of Assam tea gardens to city slums in Delhi, stumbling across terrorist sentiments, exploring the HIV problem and having an inspiring encounter with the Dalai Lama. AUTHOR: Justine Hardy writes regularly for the Financial Times, Conde Nast Traveller, The Times and various magazines. Since the success of Scoop-Wallah she has written several books set in the region, and lives in London and New Delhi.
Author: Justine Hardy
Format: Paperback, 320 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 320 g
Published: 2009, Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Travel Writing
Description
You are a journalist. You should be writing on one of our great Indian papers, then you will really be starting to understand us.A chance conversation with her greengrocer about the portrayal of India in the media inspired journalist Justine Hardy to leave London and, following in the footsteps of Rudyard Kipling, spend a year working at The Indian Express in New Delhi.Her new life - with a quirky landlord who turns out to be a former Rajput prince - takes her all over India, from polo matches and the manicured lawns of Assam tea gardens to city slums in Delhi, stumbling across terrorist sentiments, exploring the HIV problem and having an inspiring encounter with the Dalai Lama. AUTHOR: Justine Hardy writes regularly for the Financial Times, Conde Nast Traveller, The Times and various magazines. Since the success of Scoop-Wallah she has written several books set in the region, and lives in London and New Delhi.
Scoop-Wallah: Life on a Delhi Daily