WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED Publication OF THE YEAR ON THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS

The storyplot begins within a public sq . in New Delhi. On the cold December night a young Western woman of noble descent appears before an Indian road musician known locally as PK and asks him to color her family portrait – it is an encounter which will transformation their lives irrevocably.

PK had not been born in the city. He grew up in a little remote village in the edge of the jungle in about The Amazing Tale of the person Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love East India, and his years as a child as an untouchable was one of crushing hardship. He was forced to sit beyond your classroom during college, would watch classmates clean themselves if they came into contact with him, and experienced stones tossed at him when he approached the town temple. According to the priests, PK dirtied anything that was genuine and holy. But acquired PK not really been an untouchable, his life would have proved very differently.

This is actually the remarkable true story of how love and courage led PK to overcome extreme poverty, caste prejudice and adversity – as well as a 7,000-mile, adventure-filled journey across continents and cultures – to be with the girl he loved.

Translation copyright © Anna Holmwood, 2017