Book of the week - Chai Chai

By Bishwanath Ghosh

“Duties can be taught but not the responsibilities.”
― Bishwanath Ghosh, Chai Chai

Hello my dear readers, I hope you all are doing fine in this Pandemic. Since, you can’t really do anything about it, have a cup of chai (tea). Wait, don’t you have a perfect book for tea time ? Don’t worry that is exactly what I’m going to be helping you with.

Today’s book is Chai Chai by Bishwanath Ghosh which will take you on a ride from Itarsi to Mughal Sarai.

Chai Chai is a book where the author travels by local trains to explore new places. The author spoke about the land he was standing on and how is it not only about the scenic beauty but it was that about the people who make it their home.

Ghosh ventures in small towns which we might have not even heard the names of like Shoranpur, Arakkonam, Itarsi, Jhansi and Mughal Sarai. Since, the local trains have always been the ones to connect people for years we all have forgotten about the fun of it because of these high end travel options.

This book is witty, humorous and will help you to feel what the author has felt when he was visiting the towns that we either don’t know or must have forgotten. The author talks in detail about cultural history these places have.

“Cigarettes and communism have always gone hand in hand since there can be no better way of building comradeship than sharing a smoke. I”
― Bishwanath Ghosh, Chai Chai