Accompanies the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) exhibition of the same name which opened 3 December 2014Includes a foreword by Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's Chief of Bureau in India for 20 years - that evokes the very soul of IndiaIt is an intimate and humorous portrait capturing for the first time in print the sub-continent's unique narrow-gauge hill railways in all their beauty, joy and pathosAs the nation modernises, government funding for these railways is stopping and the railways will vanish foreverIndia's Disappearing Railways is a vibrant photo-essay by Australian photographer Angus McDonald, capturing for the first time in print the sub-continent's unique narrow-gauge railways in all their vivid colour, character and chaos. It is an intimate and humorous portrait of life on the trains, evoking the very soul of India; with a rare empathy and insight illustrates the lives of those who ride them, who work on them, and who live alongside them. Publisher: Goodman Fiell Year: 2014 Binding: Hardback ISBN: 9781783130115 Condition: Good Description: DJ; Large; Heavy. DJ sunned. Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover.
