Around the World in 80 Trains (2019)

Rajesh undertakes an ambitious 45,000-mile journey across seven continents, using rail lines to take the political and social temperature of contemporary nations. From the Tibetan plateau on the Qinghai-Tibet railway to post-apartheid South Africa and modern Russia, the carriage conversations illuminate shifting citizen attitudes toward governance, migration, and national pride. The book provides an expansive modern survey of how global rail arteries continue to reflect democratic and authoritarian realities.