Sangharakshita 
Rainbow Road from Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong 

This book traces Sangharakshita’s development from a childhood dominated by illness and books to homeless wandering and ordination as a Buddhist monk. It takes us from the streets of wartime London to the dusty villages, ashrams and mountain caves of India. Full of fascinating characters and keen insights, The Rainbow Road from Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong is as finely observed – and as entertaining – as a first-rate travel book.