{"product_id":"the-age-of-kali-indian-travels-encounters-paperback","title":"The Age of Kali: Indian Travels \u0026 Encounters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mughal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/i\u003e the classic stories he gathered during the ten years he spent journeying across the Indian subcontinent, from Sri Lanka and southern India to the North West Frontier of Pakistan. As he searched for evidence of Kali Yug, the \"age of darkness\" predicted by an ancient Hindu cosmology in a final epoch of strife and corruption, Dalrymple encountered a region that thrilled and surprised him. Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he presents compelling portraits of a diverse range of figures--from a Hindi rap megastar through the Tamil Tigers to the drug lords of Pakistan. Dalrymple's love for the subcontinent comes across in every page, which makes its chronicles of political corruption, ethnic violence and social disintegration all the more poignant. The result is a dark yet vibrant travelogue, and a unique look at a region that continues to be marked by rapid change and unlimited possibilities as it struggles to reconcile the forces of modernity and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalrymple is the author of seven acclaimed works of history and travel, including \u003ci\u003eCity of Djinns\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Young British Writer of the Year Prize and the Thomas Cook Travel Book award; the bestselling \u003ci\u003eFrom the Holy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Britain's most prestigious history prize, the Wolfson; and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mughal\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Duff Cooper Prize for History and Biography. He divides his time between New Delhi and London, and is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.01 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385208160434,"sku":"9780307948908","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bf5d7f7aa6d2435ea05af94c8e26a796.webp?v=1777900124","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-age-of-kali-indian-travels-encounters-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}