About the Book: The Heat and Dust Project
Living in a sunny barsati in south Delhi, Saurav Jha and Devapriya Roy are your
average DINK couple, about to acquire a few EMIs and come of age in the modern
consumerist world. Only, they dont. They junk the swivel chairs, gain a couple
of backpacks and set out on a transformational journey across India. On a very,
very tight budget-500 rupees a day for bed and board. And The Heat and Dust
Project begins.
Joining the ranks of firang gap-year kids and Israeli boys and girls fresh out
of compulsory army service, they travel across a whacky, whimsical