Right to Passage
Subtitle: Travels in India, Pakistan and Iran
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9789351508946
Subjects: India, description and travel; Pakistan, description and travel; Iran, description and travel; Indiana, social life and customs; Pakistan, social life and customs; Iran, social life and customs
Description: "In 2011, Zeeshan Khan decided to travel from Dhaka via India and Pakistan to Iran and on to Europe. This book traces his journey till he left the borders of Iran, a distance he completed in about 60 days. For Khan the journey was about travelling along a historical route steeped in cultures, languages, religions and races, woven together as a an indivisible whole, elements of which had gone into making him the cosmopolitan, yet rooted, South Asian individual. While India represented somewhat familiar terrain, travelling through contemporary Pakistan and Iran was a particular eye-opener for the author. Much of the current realities of the region are reflected in the book, along with Khan's own commentary about what he observed and encountered. Equally a pleasure to read for the armchair traveller or the seasoned one, the book is a stunning snapshot of life along a well-worn route known for its spiritual depth and philosophical richness"--Provided by publisher.