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India Beyond Metros

Dekho Apna Bharat

India Beyond Metros: Dekho Apna Bharat, is a travelogue of around 50-odd Tier 2/3 cities from across the nation. The book does not cover the already well-known major metropolitan cities in the country, but gives you a glimpse of small-town India and the hinterland. Each chapter is dedicated to one city and spells out what to see, where to stay, how to go, and even what to shop for there. It is ideal for corporate travellers who visit these cities for official work or families who want to spend holidays/ weekends exploring their own country.

About the Author

Varun Soni has always had an impassioned relationship with the written word. Whether it is short stories, news articles, research-based pieces or books – Varun has tried his hand at every aspect of writing, displaying his skills to the fullest. A postgraduate in English Literature, he has been born, brought up and educated in New Delhi.
Starting his career with Media Transasia, in 1995, he contributed largely to the various magazines there. After a stint of nearly two years, he shifted to the Press Trust of India, the foremost of India’s news agencies, and honed his reporting skills. His love for writing exciting features and business reporting drew him to The Hindustan Times and then to the Indian Express Group, where he has written on a variety of subjects from Real Estate, Education, Human Resources and Corporate Strategies.
He forayed into book writing 15 years ago with his first book ‘Living in India: Lives in Style’, a peek into 50-odd celebrities and aesthetically designed homes from across the country. Launched in 2007, the book is a sellout today. The book was launched by the then Ambassador of Italy to India and was widely covered in the Media.
It is this love for design and interiors that prompted Varun to work on his second coffee-table book, ‘Luxury Resorts and Spas of India’ that came out in 2011.
Varun has also written an insightful chapter in a book titled ‘New Princesses of Alwar’, a book profiling women scavengers from the desert state of Rajasthan. This was brought out by Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh International and released at the United Nations.
He wrote his first fiction, a story based in the real estate sector titled ‘The Downturn’ in 2013. The book was launched by the Ambassador of the Emirates to India and Varun held Meet the Author sessions in Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Dehradun for the same. The launch and the sessions in various cities saw huge coverage in the national and local media. A panel discussion on the theme of the book was also conducted at the prestigious World Book Fair in 2013 in New Delhi.
In 2016, Varun wrote a Coffee-Table Book on his personal travels titled ‘My Family Travels’ that was launched by Bollywood Actor Mahima Chaudhry at a glittering event in Delhi. The book launch was widely covered in the media.

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