A must read for every one desirous of knowing India, a country of 1.3 billion people, 650 languages, 125 dialects where English though native to the land is a link language for every one. Who so ever wants to converse in this land with a stranger, they start with English and switch to their regional language and may be Hindi too, which may be considered as the second link language for its people. As per the constitution of India it is made of twenty nine states headed by elected head of states as Chief Ministers and Seven Union Territories which is headed by Lt. Governors appointed by the Central Government. The sheer size of this land inspires awe for any one visiting this land. This land is unique also due to the belief in the old and consecrated. What ever place you visit, where ever you go, you may find people bowing before a sacred place or a sacred tree or an auspicious piece of stone. This land mass has its head in the Mighty Himalayas and tail in the Indian Ocean. After advent of Indian nation in 1947, the democracy has taken its roots in India and the power transition from the ruling party to the opposition is quite smooth. People of every known race and religion inhabits this land. Hinduism with its many branches and offshoots has the major influence on this land. According to Indo Spanish scholar- Raiman pannikkar, Hinduism is first and foremost an orthopraxis( correct action) rather than orthodoxy ( correct belief). This country has given to this world religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikkhism. All these religions of Indian origin do not prescribe one set of dogmas or formulas for spiritual elevation but offers code of universal principles with manifold deductions arrived at from different stand points. Hinduism, however is like a huge banyan tree, with thousands of branches and twigs, so that even its followers have to be reminded that any one of the twigs or branches is not the tree. The guidance behind all these religions of indian origin lies in belief in soul, respect of the old and the traditional and acceptance of modernity as prescribed by the west. As a society, India though rooted in ancient wisdom of mystic monks where every river, every tree, mountain, forest, the sun and the moon, and people of all religious faith remember their favourite God with their breath, the land of pilgrimage has become closer and full of noise due to technologies of the 21st century. how this land behaves in the modern times has been rightly described in the book and brings readers to this land itself. 50% of Indian Population is below the age of 25, 65% below the age of 35. These younger lot are the harbinger of change. Change with continuity is the name of this place.Indian Politics which revolves around beliefs based on religion, caste, region, language, job, poverty finds Mahatma the Gandhi as protagonist in this book and through his eyes sees places within India to gets its feel. The Indian life becomes alive in this book, when the Gandhi finds two women fighting in public transport for more space in the allotted seat. Gandhi is pleasantly surprised, when he finds new roads, air ports, people speaking in English, large number of women in Public space, people in western outfit speaking in English about Vedanta, the life after death and re-incarnation of soul, the karmic transaction of life etc. The story revolves around Mahatma and how he finds himself amidst these innumerable paradoxes of modern life. How these people who seemed refined ones are found screaming against each other, simply because some one accused his/her favourite God/ leader or something of some wrong doing was a cause of great concern for Mahatma. How the people are responding to the global environment and the social media, where hate mongering, gossip mongering is the need of the hour for some people and where people of every hue are found is one of the theme of the Book.A must read for people with faith in India.