Rahul Bhattacharya

Rahul Bhattacharya is an Indian journalist and author whose writing explores movement, landscape and the human experience of place. His novel Railsong is a lyrical work that draws on the rich tradition of Indian travel and landscape writing, exploring the vast geography of the Indian subcontinent through the lens of rail travel and the communities connected by India's legendary railway network. Bhattacharya's earlier book Pundits from Pakistan won the Vodafone Crossword Book Award and was a celebrated account of following the Indian cricket team on tour in Pakistan. His writing is characterised by its sensory richness, its attention to the details of place and its ability to find poetry in the rhythms of everyday life. Bhattacharya brings a journalist's observational skill and a novelist's sensitivity to language and atmosphere to his work. His prose captures the textures, sounds and human dramas of the places he writes about with vividness and emotional depth. The audiobook edition brings his evocative, beautifully crafted writing to listeners who appreciate travel literature, Indian writing and prose that celebrates the connection between people and the landscapes they inhabit.