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 103
... Lala's House Lala Ramjimal's family consisted of himself , his wife , mother , aunt and sister . It was a house of women , and our unexpected arrival hadn't changed that . It must indeed have been a test of Lala's strength and patience ...
... Lala's House Lala Ramjimal's family consisted of himself , his wife , mother , aunt and sister . It was a house of women , and our unexpected arrival hadn't changed that . It must indeed have been a test of Lala's strength and patience ...
Page 104
... Lala very quietly . ' I have not given shelter to Angrezans . I have given shelter to friends . Let people say or think as they please . ' He seldom went out of the house , and was usually to be seen seated before the front door ...
... Lala very quietly . ' I have not given shelter to Angrezans . I have given shelter to friends . Let people say or think as they please . ' He seldom went out of the house , and was usually to be seen seated before the front door ...
Page 121
... Lala , thanking him for taking the risk in coming to see us . ' What Vishnu ordered has come to pass , ' said Lala resignedly . ' No skill of ours could have prevented it . But be comforted , for better days must lie ahead . I have ...
... Lala , thanking him for taking the risk in coming to see us . ' What Vishnu ordered has come to pass , ' said Lala resignedly . ' No skill of ours could have prevented it . But be comforted , for better days must lie ahead . I have ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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