Grandmother's Footsteps

Penelope Betjeman had a lifelong passion for India. She first arrived in 1928 and continued to visit there leading tours, until her death in 1986. In 1985 she took her granddaughter on one of her expeditions and six years after Penelope's death, Imogen returned to India to retrace the journey.

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Penelope Betjeman, wife of the Poet Laureate, had a lifelong passion for India. She first arrived there in 1928 and continued to visit the country throughout her life leading tours and on her own expeditions until her death on a Himalayan mountain in 1986. In 1985 she took her granddaughter on one of her legendary expeditions and six years after Penelope's death, Imogen Lycett-Green returned to India to retrace the steps of that unforgettable trip. Starting with a three-day trek to lay a memorial stone at the place of her grandmother's death in the Kulu Valley she travelled the length of India.