num_pages: 336
description: India’s Westernized elite, cut off from local traditions, ‘want to write a full stop in a land where there are no full stops’. From that striking insight Mark Tully has woven a superb series of ‘stories’ which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (probably the biggest religious festival in the world) to the televising of a Hindu epic. Throughout, he combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. The result is a revelation.'The ten essays, written with clarity, warmth of feeling and critical balance and understanding, provide as lively a view as one can hope for of the panorama of India.’ K. Natwar-Singh in the Financial Times
language: English
title: No Full Stops in India
titlecomplete: No Full Stops in India
genres: Travelogue, Biography, Indian Literature, Asia, Memoir, Nonfiction, India, Travel, Unfinished, History
ratings_count: 1156
publisher: Penguin Uk