{"product_id":"28-jobs-28-weeks-28-jubanashwa-mishra-9789354471865","title":"28 Jobs, 28 Weeks, 28 States","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age 28, when most people are expected to settle down or risk disaster, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJubanashwa Mishra decided on an extraordinary adventure. He had recently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealized that he was in the wrong job and had given it up; he had tried to get\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover his first-and unrequited-love, but failed. Something had to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the example of Sean Aiken, who spent 52 weeks working 52 jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross Canada and USA, he began a journey that he hoped would help him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscover his true passion. Over the next 28 weeks, he travelled to 28 states of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia-by train, bus, shared taxi, airplane, bike, boat, and on foot-spending\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea week at a different job in each state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling book draws upon that 25,000-kilometre journey. We travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Jubanashwa and discover what it takes to manage a small hotel in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUdaipur; clean hillsides in Dharamshala; cremate dead bodies on the ghats of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaranasi; sell condoms in Bihar's villages, and peanuts on Chennai's Marina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeach; help a caregiver looking after HIV positive patients in Shillong; go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eriver-rafting in Jammu and Kashmir; and assist a tattoo artist in Goa and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emotorbike mechanic in Aizawl. In between, there are memorable encounters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Buddhist monks, Aghori sadhus, Naxalites, Bollywood publicists, drug\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edealers and aged hippies-and a brief reunion with Sameen, the woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJubanashwa had lost his heart to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, moving and always entertaining, this memoir-cum-travelogue is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecord of a young man's unusual journey of self-discovery, and an inspiration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor all of us who want to take a chance in life and follow our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jubanashwa Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354471862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354471865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.63d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jubanashwa Mishra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080210084095,"sku":"9789354471865","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2f1511f-f875-4afa-9362-bc6ca4a0b4b2.jpg?v=1685485527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/28-jobs-28-weeks-28-jubanashwa-mishra-9789354471865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}