Friends in Small Places: Ruskin Bond's Unforgettable PeopleThis Collection Brings Together The Best Of Ruskin Bond'S Cameos, All Beautifully Imagined And Crafted, Inspired By People Who Have Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Addition, There Are A Host Of Characters Culled From Bond'S Numerous Short Stories. Taken Together, They Constitute A Magnificent Evocation Of The Small-Town India By One Of The Country'S Best Storytellers. |
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Page 50
... father's office in Air Headquarters was somewhere near India Gate . He'd return at about six , tired but happy to find me in good spirits . For although I had no friends during that period , I found plenty to keep me occupied - my father's ...
... father's office in Air Headquarters was somewhere near India Gate . He'd return at about six , tired but happy to find me in good spirits . For although I had no friends during that period , I found plenty to keep me occupied - my father's ...
Page 51
... father was away . He had kept all the records he had collected in Jamnagar , and these were added to from time to time . There were operatic arias and duets from La Bohème and Madame Butterfly ; ballads and traditional airs rendered by ...
... father was away . He had kept all the records he had collected in Jamnagar , and these were added to from time to time . There were operatic arias and duets from La Bohème and Madame Butterfly ; ballads and traditional airs rendered by ...
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... father more than I did , unless of course He envied my father's stamp collection . If God was Love , why did He have to break up the only loving relationship I'd known so far ? What would happen to me now , I wondered ... would I live ...
... father more than I did , unless of course He envied my father's stamp collection . If God was Love , why did He have to break up the only loving relationship I'd known so far ? What would happen to me now , I wondered ... would I live ...
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asked Ayah bangles Bansi banyan tree bazaar Bhabiji Biggs Binya Bippin brought chowkidar dark Dehra Delhi Devinder door Dukhi eyes face father favourite feel friends garden gave girl give glass gone Grandmother Granny grass hair hand Hastini heard Hindi hookah India Keemat Khabardar Khushal kill Kishan Singh Kishen kiss kitchen kite knew kofta Lafunga Landour Leela living looked Lucknow Maharaja married Mehmood Miss Bun morning mother Mrinalini Mussoorie never night nightjar pakoras parathas Pipalnagar pony Popat Prem Punjabi rain Rani Rani's Ranji remember road rupees Ruskin Bond Rusty sahib samosas Shobha shouted Sitaram sleep smile snake someone Somi stood story Sudheer Suraj tell thought told tonga took tunnel turned Uncle Bill Uncle Ken veranda village walked whistling wife