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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... Ganpat , the bent - double beggar . Every morning he hobbles up and down the road below my rooms , biding his time , and suddenly manifesting himself in front of unwary passers - by or shoppers . It is difficult to resist Ganpat because ...
... Ganpat , the bent - double beggar . Every morning he hobbles up and down the road below my rooms , biding his time , and suddenly manifesting himself in front of unwary passers - by or shoppers . It is difficult to resist Ganpat because ...
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... Ganpat , ' I could never straighten myself up again , and for twenty years I have been a crooked man . My wife left me and went back to her family , and I could no longer work in the fields . I left my village and wandered from one city ...
... Ganpat , ' I could never straighten myself up again , and for twenty years I have been a crooked man . My wife left me and went back to her family , and I could no longer work in the fields . I left my village and wandered from one city ...
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... Ganpat . ' Even of a ghost . ' ' You must love everyone , ' said the bent - double beggar . ' Even my enemies ? ' I asked . ' It is difficult to love your enemies . Much simpler not to have enemies . ' We observed a naked ascetic ...
... Ganpat . ' Even of a ghost . ' ' You must love everyone , ' said the bent - double beggar . ' Even my enemies ? ' I asked . ' It is difficult to love your enemies . Much simpler not to have enemies . ' We observed a naked ascetic ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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