In a coastline as long & diverse as India`s, fish inhabit the heart of many worlds
- food of course, but also culture, commerce, sport, history & society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories. Following Fish conducts rich journalistic investigations of, among others, the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation & the process of eating West Bengal`s prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine & the singular spirit of Kerala`s toddy shops; of the food & the lives of Mumbai`s first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; & of the hunt for the world`s fastest fish near Goa. Pulsating with pleasure, adventure & discovery, & tempered by nostalgia & loss, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as revealing of the subcontinent as any three times its length.