Philippa Kaye

India and Yorkshire, two completely different worlds. My heart lies in India, my family live in Yorkshire, I juggle the two.  How to describe life in India? frustrating, illogical, often hilarious, humbling, surreal but never, ever dull. I have ridden priceless Marwari horses, been invited to royal weddings, threatened by the local mafia, trekked mountains, rafted white water, been wined and dined by maharajas, slept out under the stars, driven vintage cars, got caught up in Holi and ended up with hair dyed a permanent shade of green, drunk chai in remote villages, been blessed by priests. The list in endless, in India, anything is possible.  Best of all, I have got to know its people, been humbled by them, marvelled at their ingenuity and resilience 
and discovered that it is with them, that the true heart of the country lies.   

My book, Girl India, is a novel based on a true story about life living in the jungles of central India, running a safari lodge in Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh. I think of it as Bridget Jones does India,  it was also considered a more humorous Life of Pi,  I guess that's for you all to decide!