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A review by nanditha
If Its Monday It Must Be Madurai:: A Conducted Tour of India Dec 01, 2013 Perur, Srinath by Srinath Perur
4.0
There are times you hear a lot about a book, read hundreds of reviews and then buy a book. Other times you religiously follow an author and buy a book because you love his/her work so much. And there are the odd times when you randomly chance upon a book and buy it, wanting to give it a shot and find yourself pleasantly surprised that you love it so much - which is what happened with "If It's Monday..." by Srinath Perur.
The book chronicles ten conducted tours that the author had been a part of. These cover places ranging from European cities and Uzbekistan to Dharavi, Tamil Nadu and Cherrapunji. What I absolutely loved about this book is how Perur manages to make this book fun, funny, and observational as well. Keeping the language simple, Perur manages to give us good insights into people's/tourists' habits and the places he visits, while choosing a range of different kinds of tours all at the same time. Ranging from pilgrimages to wildlife safaris and sex tourism, there is a lot we learn about the different kinds of tourism available these days as well.
Simple yet insightful, funny, and spot on with observations - Perur is one of those rare writers who manages to keep the writing fresh and devoid of unnecessary flowery language which puts me off. He has definitely earned a fan with this book.
The book chronicles ten conducted tours that the author had been a part of. These cover places ranging from European cities and Uzbekistan to Dharavi, Tamil Nadu and Cherrapunji. What I absolutely loved about this book is how Perur manages to make this book fun, funny, and observational as well. Keeping the language simple, Perur manages to give us good insights into people's/tourists' habits and the places he visits, while choosing a range of different kinds of tours all at the same time. Ranging from pilgrimages to wildlife safaris and sex tourism, there is a lot we learn about the different kinds of tourism available these days as well.
Simple yet insightful, funny, and spot on with observations - Perur is one of those rare writers who manages to keep the writing fresh and devoid of unnecessary flowery language which puts me off. He has definitely earned a fan with this book.