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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... Pathan would break and still expect to survive . Let no harm come to these two , or you may expect a short lease of life ! ' ' Have no fear for that ! ' said Javed Khan , signalling us to rise . We followed him as before , leaving the ...
... Pathan would break and still expect to survive . Let no harm come to these two , or you may expect a short lease of life ! ' ' Have no fear for that ! ' said Javed Khan , signalling us to rise . We followed him as before , leaving the ...
Page 123
... Pathan was moved by these repeated appeals to his feelings . ' Get up , woman ! ' he said . ' I can see the boy is ... Pathans , where they were hospitably received at Mangal Khan's house . Mangal Khan was at heart a generous man . After ...
... Pathan was moved by these repeated appeals to his feelings . ' Get up , woman ! ' he said . ' I can see the boy is ... Pathans , where they were hospitably received at Mangal Khan's house . Mangal Khan was at heart a generous man . After ...
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... Pathans are descendants of Afghan immigrants . ) " Their attitude during the Mutiny cost them dear , as many estates were forfeited for rebellion ' . ( Gazetteer ) Most of the rebel leaders were either killed or brought to trial , and ...
... Pathans are descendants of Afghan immigrants . ) " Their attitude during the Mutiny cost them dear , as many estates were forfeited for rebellion ' . ( Gazetteer ) Most of the rebel leaders were either killed or brought to trial , and ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
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