Synopsis "A Scam in the Ashram (Terry's Travels)"
This, the second volume in the Terry’s Travels series, is all about the Indian subcontinent; India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, as well as Tibet. From the lamas of Ladakh in the Himalaya to the Sikhs of Amritsar, the Jains of Jodhpur, the Muslims of Mahasthangarh, the Christians of Kerala and monks and holy men just about everywhere, not to mention the clowning Atsaras of Bhutan. And from looking at the highest point on earth to wandering along the seashore on a crowded Sri Lankan beach. It presents an eclectic mix of sadhus, saints, Sunnis, sinners, spirituality and scams; and tales of bureaucracy, baksheesh and the Buddha. The book pulls no punches. It contains plenty of scathing humour, anti-natalist and pessimistic quotes, politically incorrect sentiments, sarcastic and biting rhetoric, confronting at every opportunity petty bourgeois conformity and compliance. It is a sardonic look at humanity and the world with no Pollyanna gloss and may well be the most controversial book you will ever read – certainly the most controversial travel book. Now time to get some Delhi Belly. Enjoy the journey.
