A surprising and entertaining journey of discovery into the land of contrasts. German writer Ilija Trojanow, who lived in India for over six years and traveled extensively throughout the country, offers a refreshingly unique perspective on contemporary Indian everyday life, which is widely straddled between chutney, croquet, and cricket, poverty and Ayurveda, colorful saris and mysterious Sufism, unrestrained bhangra and classical raga. In his book, Trojanow takes aim at many entrenched 'Indian clichés,' drawing from his own remarkable experiences: for instance, when he participated as an extra in the filming of a Bollywood B-movie or when he became a key participant in an Indian wedding. His sharp and ironic viewpoint dissects every sacred cow, especially the one formed by a romanticized European perception.
