Nautanki DiariesNautanki 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

Overwhelmed by guilt and grief

for not all enemies were dispersed with the death of the mighty Alexander

And with no words (even the thought bubbles contain illustrations) the retro animation-style images by comic artist Rémy Simard tell the whole action-packed tale

games and activities and adaptations for different abilities and diagnoses

in addition to featuring in the Mary-Kate and Ashley books

Bisay Chalachitra

a stereotypical gay character

and along the way has taught herself and others how to celebrate inner beauty as the perfect starting point for outer radiance

whether they be fit for a monarch's table

and best of all

In a world where it's easy to punch back

the journalist and the poet who is considered to be one of the most successful prime ministers India's ever had