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Ash Bhardwaj

Why We Travel

Hay Festival 2025, 

Renowned broadcaster and journalist Ash Bhardwaj delves into the psychology behind our desire to explore and examines what we can gain from venturing out into the world. Both a highly personal and universal book, Bhardwaj explores his Indian heritage and expounds on his struggles with grief and identity. He calls for us to embrace serendipity and the natural wonders of the world, to awaken us to our surroundings, leaving us more connected to the people and places around us.

Bhardwaj is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who has reported from over 50 countries for BBC Radio 4, The World Service, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and he appears as a travel expert on BBC One’s Morning Live and Sky News. He is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and has judged both the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, and the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.

In conversation with journalist and author, Sarfraz Manzoor.