


Monisha Rajesh
Monisha Rajesh is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, the Financial Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. Her first book Around India in 80 Trains was one of The Independent’s top ten books on India. Her second book, Around the World in 80 Trains won the National Geographic Traveller Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award. Her third book, Epic Train Journeys was shortlisted for the National Geographic Traveller Photography Book of the Year, and her new book, Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train will be published by Bloomsbury in August. In 2023 she was named in the Condé Nast Traveller Women Who Travel Power List.
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05. Shattered
Hanif Kureishi in conversation with Monisha Rajesh