DescriptionAt age 28, when most people are expected to settle down or risk disaster, Jubanashwa Mishra decided on an extraordinary adventure. He had recentlyrealized that he was in the wrong job and had given it up; he had tried to getover his first-and unrequited-love, but failed. Something had to change.Following the example of Sean Aiken, who spent 52 weeks working 52 jobsacross Canada and USA, he began a journey that he hoped would help himdiscover his true passion. Over the next 28 weeks, he travelled to 28 states ofIndia-by train, bus, shared taxi, airplane, bike, boat, and on foot-spendinga week at a different job in each state.This compelling book draws upon that 25,000-kilometre journey. We travelwith Jubanashwa and discover what it takes to manage a small hotel inUdaipur; clean hillsides in Dharamshala; cremate dead bodies on the ghats ofVaranasi; sell condoms in Bihar's villages, and peanuts on Chennai's Marinabeach; help a caregiver looking after HIV positive patients in Shillong; goriver-rafting in Jammu and Kashmir; and assist a tattoo artist in Goa and amotorbike mechanic in Aizawl. In between, there are memorable encounterswith Buddhist monks, Aghori sadhus, Naxalites, Bollywood publicists, drugdealers and aged hippies-and a brief reunion with Sameen, the womanJubanashwa had lost his heart to.Funny, moving and always entertaining, this memoir-cum-travelogue is arecord of a young man's unusual journey of self-discovery, and an inspirationfor all of us who want to take a chance in life and follow our dreams.