Our Trees Still Grow in DehraFourteen Engaging Stories From One Of India'S Master Story-Tellers Semi-Autobiographical In Nature, These Stories Span The Period From The Author'S Childhood To The Present. We Are Introduced, In A Series Of Beautifully Imagined And Crafted Cameos, To The Author'S Family, Friends, And Various Other People Who Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Other Stories We Revisit Bond'S Beloved Garhwal Hills And The Small Towns And Villages That He Has Returned To Time And Again In His Fiction. Together With His Well-Known Novella, A Flight Of Pigeons (Which Was Made Into The Film Junoon), Which Also Appears In This Collection, These Stories Once Again Bring Ruskin Bond'S India Vividly To Life. |
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Page 95
... Delhi . But meanwhile , the conflict had spread to other cities . And on the 30th of May there was much excitement in the magistrate's office at Shahjahanpur , some 250 miles east of Delhi . A bungalow in the cantonment , owned by the ...
... Delhi . But meanwhile , the conflict had spread to other cities . And on the 30th of May there was much excitement in the magistrate's office at Shahjahanpur , some 250 miles east of Delhi . A bungalow in the cantonment , owned by the ...
Page 129
... Delhi , and they too will soon be disposed of , please God ! ' " Then let Delhi decide our future , ' said Mother , seizing at a straw . ' If the British army now besieging Delhi is destroyed , that will be the time to talk of such ...
... Delhi , and they too will soon be disposed of , please God ! ' " Then let Delhi decide our future , ' said Mother , seizing at a straw . ' If the British army now besieging Delhi is destroyed , that will be the time to talk of such ...
Page 149
... Delhi . They were lucky to get away . They had on only their tattered tunics and shorts . ' ' Did they say anything of the fighting at Delhi ? ' asked Sarfaraz Khan . ' They told me that our army was not able to make much impression on ...
... Delhi . They were lucky to get away . They had on only their tattered tunics and shorts . ' ' Did they say anything of the fighting at Delhi ? ' asked Sarfaraz Khan . ' They told me that our army was not able to make much impression on ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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