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Nautanki Diaries
Nautanki Diaries sits comfortably in the travelogue niche, yet in the best traditions of travel writing, it does much more than just describe the passing scenery. With candour and a quirky sense of humour, the author carries the reader on a twenty-two-day journey on a cycle from Bengaluru to New Delhi, aiming to reach in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
As a schoolboy, Dominic Franks looked up to his sports coach, Shikaari, as a mentor and inspiration. Shikaari inadvertently planted the seed of a journey that he himself had made in 1982 in his young student’s mind. Eventually, the author decides to use the same sort of ‘doodhwallah’ bicycle and names her Nautanki.
Replete with anecdotes and (un)conventional wisdom gleaned from the conversations he has along the way, Nautanki Diaries is a ‘cycling book’—one that allows the reader to share the intricacies of cycling as a sport, as meditation in motion and as a craft.
As for Nautanki—she plays her role perfectly, in true heroine style, right till her very last act.
As a schoolboy, Dominic Franks looked up to his sports coach, Shikaari, as a mentor and inspiration. Shikaari inadvertently planted the seed of a journey that he himself had made in 1982 in his young student’s mind. Eventually, the author decides to use the same sort of ‘doodhwallah’ bicycle and names her Nautanki.
Replete with anecdotes and (un)conventional wisdom gleaned from the conversations he has along the way, Nautanki Diaries is a ‘cycling book’—one that allows the reader to share the intricacies of cycling as a sport, as meditation in motion and as a craft.
As for Nautanki—she plays her role perfectly, in true heroine style, right till her very last act.
272 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2018
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March 23, 2018
Vani via Quint
When I picked up Nataunki Diaries, it promised to open such urban and rural vistas of India for me as I have never seen – well, not on a ‘dhoodhwallah’ bicycle, at least! And having read the book now, I can safely say, the book over delivers. It is as much a compelling account of the adventure its author, Dominic Franks, undertook in 2010 travelling from Bengaluru to Delhi aiming to reach in time for the Commonwealth Games, as a manual about surviving a bicycle journey in India, including tips about how to ignore unsolicited advice that you get along the way. Franks’ candid humour, piquant wit, and nuggets of wisdom further spice up the book. Here’s an interesting excerpt to put things into perspective:
“When they (people at a chai shop) heard I was on a long cycle yatra, they told me to watch out for my testicles swelling up. They gave me all manner of preventive remedies that included coating my balls with turmeric and tying a damp muslin cloth around them before getting on the cycle. The ideas came thick and fast. I laughed at it all.”
A doctor by training and a sports broadcaster by profession, Franks always knew he would be making this trip – the seeds for it had been sown quite early in his life by his sports instructor, Shikaari. However, more than being a happy adventure, it turned out to be an exercise in self-exploration that helped him to make sense of the “tangled mass of confusion” his life had become after experimenting with love and careers. Most of all, it helped him appreciate what he had taken for granted up until that moment. The following excerpt from the book proves that:
“I thanked whoever for the good fortune of belonging to the family I owned. It was only because I’d been born Anglo-Indian that I’d become a doctor in the first place. One medical seat reserved for Anglo-Indians for the state—and it had fallen to my happy lot! And what tremendous luck to have been born in Karnataka too—other states didn’t have the same reservation.”
As the scenery changes in the book – from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Nagpur, Nagpur to Jhansi and Jhansi to Delhi – so does its tone. Start of the book, I find the author more relaxed and self-assured, only to see him getting tetchy towards the end of his 22 days journey; the heroine of the story and his travel companion, Nataunki, rivalling his mood as if by design. I wonder if it has anything to do with the hardships he and Nataunki have faced in this journey?
“Not at all. The trip was as safe as could be with not a single lorry-driver, car-driver or anyone wanting to run me off the road. Everyone I met on the road were all encouragement, advice and amazement,” he says, explaining as the real reason for his irritation as not the hardships he faced, but the levels of poverty he saw the further north he went. “The mental fatigue of staying motivated, the physical effort of the journey, the emotions wrought by the people I met, many of whom lived extremely difficult lives contributed to the tetchiness.”
“So, given the experiences you had, would you do this trip again?” I ask him.
“I would do it in a trice, but I would go slower this time, indulge myself and the people I meet a lot more,” Franks replies, adding how he would also like to get off the main highways to explore the life in villages. Apparently, the India that you see from the highways is all too “taka-tak”. However, the more inside you go, through dirt tracks and kutcha roads, the more you get closer to discovering the real India.
Lastly, since the book is a bit hatke from other books flooding the literary space in India, I pose my last question to Franks’ literary agent, Kanishka Gupta of the Writer’s Side: “how difficult was it to sell this book?”
“When my editor and I read the first draft we were certain that every single publisher would offer on the book. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case and the book was rejected by almost everyone,” says Gupta. “Many publishers didn’t even read the entire manuscript. Those who did, and liked it, felt it was too dated as the entire purpose of the journey was to make it to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Ultimately, it was Dharini Bhaskar, then with Rupa and Co., who made an offer conditional to the author cutting down the length drastically. (Even so) it took her months to convince her bosses to sign it up.”
Well, perhaps the book had just as exciting a journey to make as its author and his bicycle, Nataunki.
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When I picked up Nataunki Diaries, it promised to open such urban and rural vistas of India for me as I have never seen – well, not on a ‘dhoodhwallah’ bicycle, at least! And having read the book now, I can safely say, the book over delivers. It is as much a compelling account of the adventure its author, Dominic Franks, undertook in 2010 travelling from Bengaluru to Delhi aiming to reach in time for the Commonwealth Games, as a manual about surviving a bicycle journey in India, including tips about how to ignore unsolicited advice that you get along the way. Franks’ candid humour, piquant wit, and nuggets of wisdom further spice up the book. Here’s an interesting excerpt to put things into perspective:
“When they (people at a chai shop) heard I was on a long cycle yatra, they told me to watch out for my testicles swelling up. They gave me all manner of preventive remedies that included coating my balls with turmeric and tying a damp muslin cloth around them before getting on the cycle. The ideas came thick and fast. I laughed at it all.”
A doctor by training and a sports broadcaster by profession, Franks always knew he would be making this trip – the seeds for it had been sown quite early in his life by his sports instructor, Shikaari. However, more than being a happy adventure, it turned out to be an exercise in self-exploration that helped him to make sense of the “tangled mass of confusion” his life had become after experimenting with love and careers. Most of all, it helped him appreciate what he had taken for granted up until that moment. The following excerpt from the book proves that:
“I thanked whoever for the good fortune of belonging to the family I owned. It was only because I’d been born Anglo-Indian that I’d become a doctor in the first place. One medical seat reserved for Anglo-Indians for the state—and it had fallen to my happy lot! And what tremendous luck to have been born in Karnataka too—other states didn’t have the same reservation.”
As the scenery changes in the book – from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Nagpur, Nagpur to Jhansi and Jhansi to Delhi – so does its tone. Start of the book, I find the author more relaxed and self-assured, only to see him getting tetchy towards the end of his 22 days journey; the heroine of the story and his travel companion, Nataunki, rivalling his mood as if by design. I wonder if it has anything to do with the hardships he and Nataunki have faced in this journey?
“Not at all. The trip was as safe as could be with not a single lorry-driver, car-driver or anyone wanting to run me off the road. Everyone I met on the road were all encouragement, advice and amazement,” he says, explaining as the real reason for his irritation as not the hardships he faced, but the levels of poverty he saw the further north he went. “The mental fatigue of staying motivated, the physical effort of the journey, the emotions wrought by the people I met, many of whom lived extremely difficult lives contributed to the tetchiness.”
“So, given the experiences you had, would you do this trip again?” I ask him.
“I would do it in a trice, but I would go slower this time, indulge myself and the people I meet a lot more,” Franks replies, adding how he would also like to get off the main highways to explore the life in villages. Apparently, the India that you see from the highways is all too “taka-tak”. However, the more inside you go, through dirt tracks and kutcha roads, the more you get closer to discovering the real India.
Lastly, since the book is a bit hatke from other books flooding the literary space in India, I pose my last question to Franks’ literary agent, Kanishka Gupta of the Writer’s Side: “how difficult was it to sell this book?”
“When my editor and I read the first draft we were certain that every single publisher would offer on the book. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case and the book was rejected by almost everyone,” says Gupta. “Many publishers didn’t even read the entire manuscript. Those who did, and liked it, felt it was too dated as the entire purpose of the journey was to make it to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Ultimately, it was Dharini Bhaskar, then with Rupa and Co., who made an offer conditional to the author cutting down the length drastically. (Even so) it took her months to convince her bosses to sign it up.”
Well, perhaps the book had just as exciting a journey to make as its author and his bicycle, Nataunki.
This article is also available to read here: https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/bo...
For my other columns, you could log on to vaniauthor.com
March 10, 2018
Nautanki Diaries is a journey of dream and endurance author dreamed much before he actually had undertaken and hit the road in 2010. Inspired by his teacher who had gone on a similar yatra years ago. His experience helped him to stay put and push his limits to the edge of breaking down.
The time I started the book, I fell in love with Nautanki. She looks like the best companion Dominic can ever think he had. She is his travel partner and a girl-friend he trusted with his life.
The writing is at its best. One could not think of a better-written travelogue than this one. This is one of the best-written non-fiction travel diaries and I will like to read it again. It is a well-crafted smooth read with a quirky humor and candor. I like every inch of it and recommend to every reader wants to read something refreshingly new.
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The time I started the book, I fell in love with Nautanki. She looks like the best companion Dominic can ever think he had. She is his travel partner and a girl-friend he trusted with his life.
The writing is at its best. One could not think of a better-written travelogue than this one. This is one of the best-written non-fiction travel diaries and I will like to read it again. It is a well-crafted smooth read with a quirky humor and candor. I like every inch of it and recommend to every reader wants to read something refreshingly new.
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August 15, 2018
Travel writing is a genre that I was recently introduced to and surely it will go a long way.
The Nautanki Diaries by Dominic Franks is as beautiful as the cover of this book. The plot gives out a lot about what the packaging has inside and what you can expect and I must say the book fully lives up to the expectations.
Dominic pens down his twenty-two day journey from Bengaluru to New Delhi to reach the Commonwealth Games venue. What makes this ordinary journey special is that he covers this long stretch on his special bicycle , Nautanki . And that’s how the title came to be.
The writing style is lucid and plain simple yet it connects with you dearly. The plot goes out smoothly and describes Dominic’s journey in a different outlook since he travels from southern India to North India. The vivid descriptions of the people and places he comes across his journey is what made the book all the more special because you actually feel you are traveling along him while reading.
A beautiful narrative , I highly recommend you to read this one.
The Nautanki Diaries by Dominic Franks is as beautiful as the cover of this book. The plot gives out a lot about what the packaging has inside and what you can expect and I must say the book fully lives up to the expectations.
Dominic pens down his twenty-two day journey from Bengaluru to New Delhi to reach the Commonwealth Games venue. What makes this ordinary journey special is that he covers this long stretch on his special bicycle , Nautanki . And that’s how the title came to be.
The writing style is lucid and plain simple yet it connects with you dearly. The plot goes out smoothly and describes Dominic’s journey in a different outlook since he travels from southern India to North India. The vivid descriptions of the people and places he comes across his journey is what made the book all the more special because you actually feel you are traveling along him while reading.
A beautiful narrative , I highly recommend you to read this one.
August 12, 2018
"One of the things that frustrated me most when reading cyclists' blogs was being unable to find a single site that spoke of adventuring on an ordinary cycle."
— Dominic Franks, 'Nautanki Diaries'
The premise of Dominic Franks' 'Nautanki Diaries' is as appealing as the packaging it comes in. An interesting example of travel writing, 'Nautanki Diaries' is a result of a series of recollections of the author from his twenty-two day trip from Bengaluru to New Delhi, prior to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. What's unique about his trip is the fact that Dominic Franks covers this distance on an ordinary bicycle named Nautanki.
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"Uzel turned to me and asked, 'You've finally gone crazy?'"
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Influenced by his school coach Shikari's similar journey in the year 1982 before the Asian Games, the author embarks on a journey of his own with a small crew of videographers. The journey becomes more than a cycling experience and comes to represent an interior journey with reflections and contemplations after meeting several people, spending nights at strange places, and being influenced and awe-struck by the varied village life of India.
'Nautanki Diaries' is as much a travelogue as a study of the shift in the Indian geography, it's culture and people as one moves from South to central to Northern part of the country. It is largely a personal affair between the author and his—more or less—solo journey that teaches him several lessons in life.
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"We found it amusing that there hadn't been a single board of sign to mark the crossing that are righteously guarded in real life; nothing to indicate how suddenly, miraculously, everything had changed."
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The book offers a fresh look at travel writing. Conveniently divided into five sections, 'Nautanki Diaries' in about 240 pages keeps the reader engaged in the story. Eventhough, it is hard to look for and find any lack in the narrative, the book itself consists of a handful of proofreading errors; barring the errors, it's a fun and uncommon novel—complete with a gorgeous front and back cover!
Absolutely recommend it for the story.
— Dominic Franks, 'Nautanki Diaries'
The premise of Dominic Franks' 'Nautanki Diaries' is as appealing as the packaging it comes in. An interesting example of travel writing, 'Nautanki Diaries' is a result of a series of recollections of the author from his twenty-two day trip from Bengaluru to New Delhi, prior to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. What's unique about his trip is the fact that Dominic Franks covers this distance on an ordinary bicycle named Nautanki.
~
"Uzel turned to me and asked, 'You've finally gone crazy?'"
~
Influenced by his school coach Shikari's similar journey in the year 1982 before the Asian Games, the author embarks on a journey of his own with a small crew of videographers. The journey becomes more than a cycling experience and comes to represent an interior journey with reflections and contemplations after meeting several people, spending nights at strange places, and being influenced and awe-struck by the varied village life of India.
'Nautanki Diaries' is as much a travelogue as a study of the shift in the Indian geography, it's culture and people as one moves from South to central to Northern part of the country. It is largely a personal affair between the author and his—more or less—solo journey that teaches him several lessons in life.
~
"We found it amusing that there hadn't been a single board of sign to mark the crossing that are righteously guarded in real life; nothing to indicate how suddenly, miraculously, everything had changed."
~
The book offers a fresh look at travel writing. Conveniently divided into five sections, 'Nautanki Diaries' in about 240 pages keeps the reader engaged in the story. Eventhough, it is hard to look for and find any lack in the narrative, the book itself consists of a handful of proofreading errors; barring the errors, it's a fun and uncommon novel—complete with a gorgeous front and back cover!
Absolutely recommend it for the story.
April 20, 2018
Overall Verdict:- Saddle up and enjoy the Nautanki
A really pink puppet show themed cover having a cycling man dangled by strings, a colophon describing the book to be travelogue, but most importantly the use of word Nautanki (mischief). In times where everyone documents their travel experiences through blogs, I wondered what lay inside, as on top of it, the genre also mentioned non-fiction yet had mischief in its title.
“Nautanki Diaries” is travelogue of Dominic Franks where inspired by his mentor he decides to journey from Bengaluru to Delhi to attend 2010 Common Wealth Games on a cycle who he fondly christens as “Nautanki” along with a crew who documents it as the journey progresses.
Dominic Franks has documented his gritty, colourful and soulful journey in a manner that is simple yet humorous. The manner in which it all starts with a whim, the preparations for the same, the different stages of the journey are written in an engrossing manner where we can relate ourselves.
From his encounters with different people from various cultures to the simple tea and cigarette breaks of the journey, the author is able to describe the same effortlessly. The transition from state to state is seamless.
“Nautanki Diaries” is written in first person narrative. The chapters are dated well and there exists no dragging throughout the book . Personally, I felt the epilogue was overdramatized as compared to the rest of the book. But other than that the book is a delightful read and we are left mesmerized with the scenic journey that we take along with the author, both outside and inside.
This was my first book in this genre and all in all it was perhaps an adventure for me too. And I am glad and honoured that I was able to do the same through the words of Dominic Franks.
For Dominic Franks’ well written travelogue, my overall rating would be 4/5.
A really pink puppet show themed cover having a cycling man dangled by strings, a colophon describing the book to be travelogue, but most importantly the use of word Nautanki (mischief). In times where everyone documents their travel experiences through blogs, I wondered what lay inside, as on top of it, the genre also mentioned non-fiction yet had mischief in its title.
“Nautanki Diaries” is travelogue of Dominic Franks where inspired by his mentor he decides to journey from Bengaluru to Delhi to attend 2010 Common Wealth Games on a cycle who he fondly christens as “Nautanki” along with a crew who documents it as the journey progresses.
Dominic Franks has documented his gritty, colourful and soulful journey in a manner that is simple yet humorous. The manner in which it all starts with a whim, the preparations for the same, the different stages of the journey are written in an engrossing manner where we can relate ourselves.
From his encounters with different people from various cultures to the simple tea and cigarette breaks of the journey, the author is able to describe the same effortlessly. The transition from state to state is seamless.
“Nautanki Diaries” is written in first person narrative. The chapters are dated well and there exists no dragging throughout the book . Personally, I felt the epilogue was overdramatized as compared to the rest of the book. But other than that the book is a delightful read and we are left mesmerized with the scenic journey that we take along with the author, both outside and inside.
This was my first book in this genre and all in all it was perhaps an adventure for me too. And I am glad and honoured that I was able to do the same through the words of Dominic Franks.
For Dominic Franks’ well written travelogue, my overall rating would be 4/5.
March 7, 2018
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An upbeat jaunty ride that fills you with mirthful laughter. Entertaining and filled with amusing moments.
Another travelogue sits comfortably in my reading shelf! Nautanki Diaries was a fun light-hearted read and it came as a breath of fresh air from all the serious (and by that I mean made up murder mysteries, unbelievable tragic love stories, crime novels with predictable killers and romantic comedies that didn’t help me laugh) books that I have been reading lately. The concept is original. I don’t think I have read any book where a cycle literally becomes the protagonist.
Dominic Franks documents his journey with his partner in crime, Nautanki as he measures the distance from Bangalore to Delhi to be a spectator of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As he covers the distance, he narrates his experience of the whole trip and also shares some incidences that is worth giggling. I normally don’t giggle but this book tickled me in the right places!
This was one of those reads that made me actually enjoy the book. So far, whatever travel journals I have read, I found them to be monotonous with the author informing about the new places he visits and blah blah but in this book, the author shares his personal encounters and also narrates some of the actual episodes. That’s like a personal garnishing which saved the book from being boring and dull.
An upbeat jaunty ride that fills you with mirthful laughter. Entertaining and filled with amusing moments.
Another travelogue sits comfortably in my reading shelf! Nautanki Diaries was a fun light-hearted read and it came as a breath of fresh air from all the serious (and by that I mean made up murder mysteries, unbelievable tragic love stories, crime novels with predictable killers and romantic comedies that didn’t help me laugh) books that I have been reading lately. The concept is original. I don’t think I have read any book where a cycle literally becomes the protagonist.
Dominic Franks documents his journey with his partner in crime, Nautanki as he measures the distance from Bangalore to Delhi to be a spectator of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As he covers the distance, he narrates his experience of the whole trip and also shares some incidences that is worth giggling. I normally don’t giggle but this book tickled me in the right places!
This was one of those reads that made me actually enjoy the book. So far, whatever travel journals I have read, I found them to be monotonous with the author informing about the new places he visits and blah blah but in this book, the author shares his personal encounters and also narrates some of the actual episodes. That’s like a personal garnishing which saved the book from being boring and dull.
March 3, 2018
I don't know why but it has been listed under fiction by @rupa_publications but this book is essentially a beautiful travelogue, which chronicles the journey of the author from Bangalore to Delhi, which the author had undertaken to watch the Commonwealth Games 2010 live. But then you'd ask me, what's so special about this. Everyone travels. So what?
I'll tell you THIS IS SPECIAL because here you have a very special heroine, Nautanki, his cycle, a very common place Hercules which one can find everywhere on Indian roads but this one was a special one in her own rights for she was the author's only real companion (apart from the documentary crew i.e :p) when he crisscrossed the country for 22 days in order to achieve his dream.
I don't feel like critiquing books such as these because they're literally the written form of someone's dreams, of someone who had dared to dream and then worked hard to fulfill it too. Books like these remind me that I can also someday achieve my dream of a backpacking trip across India.
Yes, no dreams are too big to not be achieved. And this book is the biggest testament of the same!
I'll tell you THIS IS SPECIAL because here you have a very special heroine, Nautanki, his cycle, a very common place Hercules which one can find everywhere on Indian roads but this one was a special one in her own rights for she was the author's only real companion (apart from the documentary crew i.e :p) when he crisscrossed the country for 22 days in order to achieve his dream.
I don't feel like critiquing books such as these because they're literally the written form of someone's dreams, of someone who had dared to dream and then worked hard to fulfill it too. Books like these remind me that I can also someday achieve my dream of a backpacking trip across India.
Yes, no dreams are too big to not be achieved. And this book is the biggest testament of the same!
August 2, 2018
I found this particular book very gripping and interesting but quite slow. In India, the book industry doesn’t have enough travelogues like this.
This cover of the book resembles the plot and one more important feature of this book is it’s easy to understand the language of this book.
The author of this book Dominic Franks was inspired by his mentor and he decided to travel from Bengaluru to Delhi to attend 2010 Commonwealth Games on a cycle. This book starts from the idea of this ‘nautanki’ as the author suggests and then planning for the trip and the execution of the plan.
I loved how he has planned the chapters. It’s a very good book and I personally recommend readers to give it a try. It was my first book in travelogues and it really took me into another world.
The narration of this book is awesome, I really loved it. I would rate this book 4 out of 5.
Thanks.
Writer’s Destination
This cover of the book resembles the plot and one more important feature of this book is it’s easy to understand the language of this book.
The author of this book Dominic Franks was inspired by his mentor and he decided to travel from Bengaluru to Delhi to attend 2010 Commonwealth Games on a cycle. This book starts from the idea of this ‘nautanki’ as the author suggests and then planning for the trip and the execution of the plan.
I loved how he has planned the chapters. It’s a very good book and I personally recommend readers to give it a try. It was my first book in travelogues and it really took me into another world.
The narration of this book is awesome, I really loved it. I would rate this book 4 out of 5.
Thanks.
Writer’s Destination
July 25, 2018
The book is based on Travel Diaries. So the story is about the journey from Bengaluru to New Delhi author had on cycle and suppose to reach on time for 2010 commonwealth games. I basically loved the Nautanki character, she is dominic travel partner and best companion. Her character is soo fun and perfect & eventually she is the reason reader can catch up an interest in the story. At first it was little unconventional & I couldn't able to connect the story but then Nautanki made me to read further. The most I loved about the book was Nautanki. Book did actually freshen up my mind and it was fun reading something travelogue.
April 4, 2018
‘Nautanki Diaries’ is a conflux of travelogue and experience. With strong and eloquent narrative, the book proves that the author is a man of acute perspicacity. A perfect companion, Nautanki, passes the muster. By the time I reached the beginning of Franks’ journey, I had already started believing that there were two protagonists of the book- Franks and Nautanki. With such apt personification and unambiguous description of the hypnagogic surroundings, this book aces the test.
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June 3, 2020
What Dom did, riding from Bangalore to Delhi, on the kind of cycle he owned, is praise worthy. And if you're a cyclist, you'll be able to relate to his thoughts and emotions. But the book only offers a small glimpse of the different facets of India. If you're reading this book to experience India, I suggest you rather go on a cycle trip across India of your own.
"A cycle was the only way to travel because it was slow enough to really see."
"A cycle was the only way to travel because it was slow enough to really see."
June 7, 2018
The book is a easy read. I picked it up three days ago and completed it today. Like any adventure story it has lots of adverbs adjectives and long descriptions. There are some funny and some really depressing situations which are true to Indian nation. Not a boring read. Worth a read. Your wanderlust will be greatly challenged.
August 29, 2020
I was supposed to give it 3 stars but after i finished it, i took a moment to appreciate the pace of the story and the depth of how the author has describe each and every scenario and feeling that he went through; be it the gleaming water or the anguished feeling . In the end, i really loved the closure that he gave.
January 14, 2019
2.5 stars.
August 3, 2018
A travelogue with a little humour on the side, Nautanki Diaries is an absolute treat for all. Written in easy language, the author takes you on a beautiful journey which is hard to forget, Check out my full review which is up on my blog. Here’s the link:
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