The Hitchhiker's Guide to India
The Hitchhiker's Guide to India
by Atharva Inamdar
The Hitchhiker's Guide to India is a travel & places book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Slow Travel. This book transports readers across geographies, weaving together the stories of places and the people who inhabit them. The best travel writing does not just describe destinations but reveals what those places mean. Written in 2019 and published in 2021 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 25,837 words across approximately 103 pages.
The slow travel focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader travel & places genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
At 25,837 words across roughly 103 pages, this one runs about 2.2 hours of reading time. Long enough to dig into its subject properly, short enough that it does not lose you along the way. For travel & places, this length tends to work well — room to develop ideas without padding.
About the Author
Atharva Inamdar wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to India in 2019, the same year he founded Authorva Private Limited at age 22. He was building a publishing company while continuing to write across every genre. Rooted in the geography of Pune, Maharashtra, and India, the travel writing carries the specificity of places actually known and lived in.
Publication History
The Hitchhiker's Guide to India was published on December 26th, 2021, one of 22 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Originally written in 2019, it reached publication 2 years later — not unusual for a catalog where some books waited years for the right moment. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-48218-75-9. 2021 saw 160 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Hitchhiker's Guide to India is one of 40 books in the travel & places category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other travel & places titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The slow travel focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-48218-75-9
- Year Written
- 2019