STRANGERS IN MY SLEEPER
The railway tracks that snake across the Indian subcontinent are a daily lifeline to millions. To Peter Riordan they were the perfect way to meet people - to talk to the real, modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Strangers in my Sleeper follows him around a vast land and introduces his fellow travellers - sadhus, businessmen, flirting couples, secret policemen, holidaymakers, government officials, salesmen and many others. Their views on life, love, politics, progress and commerce, unfolding against an ever-changing backdrop of jungles, deserts, plains, mountains and teeming cities, paint an exquisitely coloured portrait of a people in motion.