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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... Firangans , ' said Javed Khan , closing the front door behind him and walking unconcernedly across the courtyard . An elderly woman approached Mother . ' Don't be afraid , ' she said . ' Sit down and rest a little . ' Javed Khan When ...
... Firangans , ' said Javed Khan , closing the front door behind him and walking unconcernedly across the courtyard . An elderly woman approached Mother . ' Don't be afraid , ' she said . ' Sit down and rest a little . ' Javed Khan When ...
Page 126
... Firangans who have made so much stir in the mohalla ! ' he observed . us . Javed Khan had gone into the house , and Mother spoke up for ' What stir can we make ? ' she said . ' We are poor , helpless people . ' ' And yet everyone is ...
... Firangans who have made so much stir in the mohalla ! ' he observed . us . Javed Khan had gone into the house , and Mother spoke up for ' What stir can we make ? ' she said . ' We are poor , helpless people . ' ' And yet everyone is ...
Page 135
... Firangans to come back with . ' Before Umda could take up the cudgels again , Hafizulla got to his feet and told her that it was time she returned to her own house ; that he did not intend sitting by to hear us abused by her . But Umda ...
... Firangans to come back with . ' Before Umda could take up the cudgels again , Hafizulla got to his feet and told her that it was time she returned to her own house ; that he did not intend sitting by to hear us abused by her . But Umda ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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