Publisher's Synopsis
Empower yourself to feel safe in India
Travel Fearlessly in India, What Every Woman Should Know About Personal Safety is a remarkably comprehensive, sensible, and astute book that's packed full of perceptive information, tips and strategies. It covers everything from the mindsets of Indian men and how they conduct themselves to what you need to do if you have to go to the police. It's a book every female should read, and reread, before traveling to India. - Sharell Cook, India Travel Expert for About.com and author of Henna for the Broken-Hearted.
This book explains the cultural factors relating to women's safety and gives many practical tips for minimizing and deflecting sexual harassment, along with strategies for dealing with potential problems. You'll find uncommon insights into how to live and travel safely in India, based on many years experience as well as extensive research. Ms. Viharini shows you how to acquire the necessary skills, understanding and confidence to feel safe in India. She explains how to present yourself in a way that makes you safer and how to avoid problems-and what to do if they do arise. She addresses many key cultural issues are at best dealt with superficially in other books. In this book, you'll find comprehensive information on:
- unique cultural factors relating to women's safety
- how to have safe interactions with Indian men
- understand the Indian perspective on non-Indian women
- how to minimize harassment and deflect problems
- how to crowdsource help in case of problems
- finding safe places to stay
- traveling safely
- and much more . . .
Knowledge is power-and this is knowledge you can't afford to be without if you are a woman traveling in India.
