CANDID TALES: INDIA ON A MOTORCYCLE

Once upon a bike there was a girl called Candida, who traversed India from its southernmost tip to the Gurais Valley in Kashmir. Alone on her motorcycle, bursting with the spirit of adventure, she travelled through sun and storm, calling the sky her shelter and the ground beneath her feet home. Based on the actual five-month-long journey of renowned biker Candida Louis, Candid Tales: India on a Motorcycle rides off the beaten trail to discover eccentric and beautiful people (living and otherwise!), heart-warming cultures, and secret places in which she left her heart behind. In an age of fictitious super heroes, this book introduces the younger generation to a real live heroine of rare spirit and fearless heart, to inspire and electrify them to follow their dreams!

Ruchi Shah is a book illustrator / wall artist. She received the Charles Wallace Scholarship in 2012. Her works explore places, spaces, materials and stories of everyday life. Adithi Rao worked as an assistant director on the award-winning Hindi cult film Satya, and then as a writer / editor on the travel channel of Indya.com. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies and in English textbooks across India.