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Submit ReviewThis week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Rajat Ubhaykar, a journalist from Mumbai who talks about his journey around India on trucks and highways!
Today's destination: India!
Nearest Airport: n/a
Nearest Railway Station: n/a
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - n/a
Time of the year - April
Length of the itinerary: n/a
Itinerary Highlights:
Rajat talks about his roller coaster of a journey traversing India on trucks as he set out to document the lives of truckers and the highway economy of India.
Rajat's journey was covered in 2 legs, first leg was Mumbai-Srinagar-NE, the second leg covered the eastern and western coastlines of India.
Rajat talks at length about the lives of the truckers, the kind of stereotyping they are subject to, the reality of life on a highway, and how things evolved over the 2 years of his journey.
Rajat's travelogue about his journey is set to hit the book stands later this year, make sure to check it out!
Links:
Links to blog post
On building of truck bodies in Sirhind, Punjab - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/life-in-the-slow-lane-1826
On hitchhiking with nomads from Jammu to Srinagar - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/a-season-of-exodus-1889
Two pieces on trucking on NH39, India's most unsafe highway that passes through Nagaland & Manipur - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/when-not-just-goods-but-fear-too-piles-1976
https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/a-convenient-arrangement-2084
On overloading and corruption on the highways - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/death-on-wheels-2197
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Twitter: @rajatub
Photo by Harsh Fuloria on Unsplash
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Rajat Ubhaykar, a journalist from Mumbai who talks about his journey around India on trucks and highways!
Today's destination: India!
Nearest Airport: n/a
Nearest Railway Station: n/a
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - n/a
Time of the year - April
Length of the itinerary: n/a
Itinerary Highlights:
Rajat talks about his roller coaster of a journey traversing India on trucks as he set out to document the lives of truckers and the highway economy of India.
Rajat's journey was covered in 2 legs, first leg was Mumbai-Srinagar-NE, the second leg covered the eastern and western coastlines of India.
Rajat talks at length about the lives of the truckers, the kind of stereotyping they are subject to, the reality of life on a highway, and how things evolved over the 2 years of his journey.
Rajat's travelogue about his journey is set to hit the book stands later this year, make sure to check it out!
Links:
Links to blog post
On building of truck bodies in Sirhind, Punjab - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/life-in-the-slow-lane-1826
On hitchhiking with nomads from Jammu to Srinagar - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/a-season-of-exodus-1889
Two pieces on trucking on NH39, India's most unsafe highway that passes through Nagaland & Manipur - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/when-not-just-goods-but-fear-too-piles-1976
https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/a-convenient-arrangement-2084
On overloading and corruption on the highways - https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/trend/death-on-wheels-2197
More about the Guest:
Twitter: @rajatub
Photo by Harsh Fuloria on Unsplash
Follow the Musafir stories on
website: www.themusafirstories.com
email: themusafirstories@gmail.com
itunes - https://apple.co/2LPtTA3
Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/2toY7lj or voice or google search "Ok Google, play The Musafir stories podcast"
website - http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV
Saavn - https://bit.ly/2J5rIqi
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVi
pocketcasts - https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewg
castbox - https://bit.ly/2sqBDQi
Overcast - https://bit.ly/2LN9wnf
Stitcher Radio - https://bit.ly/2JiBbhw
audioBoom - https://bit.ly/2oZZowS
TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2xyQH4a
RadioPublic - https://bit.ly/2snY9u0
iHeartradio - https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8R
Deezer - https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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