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THE LATEST OUTLOOK TRAVELLER GETAWAYS guide, `101 Pilgrimages', is a comprehensive, information-driven and userfriendly presentation of important pilgrim sites for Hindus.

However, the guide also covers popular multi-faith destinations across the country.

There is also a separate section on the yatra trails in the country, including indepth features on both routes of the Kailash- Manasarovar Yatra.

Besides, the book also contains reviews of hotels, focussing on the affordable mid-range options; and also recommendations from the writers on where to find clean rooms, linen and bathrooms in metros and villages alike.

It also provides a handy compilation of what to do, see and experience while in the destination; how to prepare and pack for a yatra; fares and packages; timings, festival calendars, temple contact numbers, route guides, and other interesting facts. The book is now available in bookstores across the country.

You can also buy online (www.outlooktraveller.com).

Whose News?

The new and updated edition of `Whose News?: The Media and Women's Issues', addresses the set of questions that has arisen in recent years concerning women's access to the media and to information as users, their participation in media and communication structures, and their portrayal and perspectives in media content.

Employing a novel methodology, it offers a distinctive view of the history of both the media and the women's movement in India as the 20th century gave way to the 21st century.

It also examines current media coverage of women's issues such as dowry-related violence, rape, sex selection, Muslim women's legal rights and the practice of sati.

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