A Day in the Life of India (Hardcover)

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A Day in the Life of India is a visual time capsule capturing one of the world's most fascinating places. Some of the subcontinent's finest photographers and filmmakers devoted hundreds of hours of work to the project, fanning out across the country in search of the elements that define India. What they turn up is a veritable feast for the eyes: a woman adrift in a sea of crimson chilies; fishermen emptying their nets on a sun-drenched beach on India's eastern coast; a flower-strewn wedding in northern India. Each photograph is accompanied by an informative caption and tagged with a colored dot that corresponds with a small map showing where the picture was taken.

A Day in the Life of India is a big, beautiful book that promises many hours of daydreaming about the subcontinent. If you like this armchair trip to India, consider the other titles in this series that chronicle a day in the life of Italy, America, Ireland, Thailand, and Israel.

Product Description

A photographic celebration of the people and ancient landscape of India depicts such diverse subjects as chilly Ladakh, slum-dwellers in Bombay, and the Dalai Lama. 20,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002251043
• ISBN-13: 978-0002251044
• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,159,978 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book showing many aspects of India., September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This is a beautiful "coffee table" book about India. It is filled with pictures from all over the country, and all photos were taken by native Indians who know and respect the country. There is a short descriptive paragraph associated with each picture which tells the nature of the photo and where it was taken. Another nice feature is that for each picture, a map of India is shown with a mark where the picture was taken. This is especially useful for someone unfamiliar with the geography. I heartily recommend this book!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Peek into the everyday lives of Indians, February 16, 1999

By A Customer

While many photography books about India focus on the landscape and monuments, this book focuses on the people living in this great land. From tending to the fields to attending grade school, the pictures are a glimpse into what India is really about.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good captions. Poor quality photos!, April 18, 2002

By	windriver12 (USA) - See all my reviews

I was thoroughly dissapointed by this book. The photos aren't too interesting or unique. The only good point of this book is that all the photos come with fairly descriptive captions. Most of the full page photos are so grainy, they could have been taken with a disposable camera. I don't blame the 2 dozen photographers who contributed to the book. Just seems the publisher decided to use a lower print quality in order to sell the book at a lower price. If you want a much better book with photos that will blow you away, check out Steve McCurry's South Southeast.