‘Death-Defying China’ is a thrilling account of the Bengali
globetrotter Ramnath Biswas's travels through China on a bicycle in 1931.
Biswas's descriptions of the tumultuous period of Chinese history, marked
by civil wars and the Japanese occupation, are based on his interactions with
diverse groups of Chinese people. This paper focuses on his encounters with the
supporters of Chinese Communists, his experiences as a foreigner and his attempts to
understand India and himself through his experiences in China.
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