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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... Mangal Singh . My mother gave me a perfunctory kiss . I think she was pleased to see me , but I was accustomed to a more intimate caress from my father , and the strange reception I had received made me realize the extent of my loss ...
... Mangal Singh . My mother gave me a perfunctory kiss . I think she was pleased to see me , but I was accustomed to a more intimate caress from my father , and the strange reception I had received made me realize the extent of my loss ...
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... Mangal Khan . So off they were marched , together with Champa , to another mohalla inhabited chiefly by Pathans , where they were hospitably received at Mangal Khan's house . Mangal Khan was at heart a generous man . After he had taken ...
... Mangal Khan . So off they were marched , together with Champa , to another mohalla inhabited chiefly by Pathans , where they were hospitably received at Mangal Khan's house . Mangal Khan was at heart a generous man . After he had taken ...
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... Mangal Khan's , but the fool , Mangal , came between us and said he had adopted the boy as his own son . I never heard of a true believer adopting an infidel — a plague on them all ! ' His face was dark and threatening as he went out of ...
... Mangal Khan's , but the fool , Mangal , came between us and said he had adopted the boy as his own son . I never heard of a true believer adopting an infidel — a plague on them all ! ' His face was dark and threatening as he went out of ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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