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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... birds and animals . ' Many birds are sacred , ' said Ramu , as we watched a bluejay swoop down from a peepul tree and carry off a grasshopper . He told me that both the bluejay and the god Shiva were called Nilkanth . Shiva had a blue ...
... birds and animals . ' Many birds are sacred , ' said Ramu , as we watched a bluejay swoop down from a peepul tree and carry off a grasshopper . He told me that both the bluejay and the god Shiva were called Nilkanth . Shiva had a blue ...
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... birds and animals , and should not kill so many of them . ' It is also important that we respect them , ' said Grandfather . ' We must acknowledge their rights . Everywhere , birds and animals are finding it more difficult to survive ...
... birds and animals , and should not kill so many of them . ' It is also important that we respect them , ' said Grandfather . ' We must acknowledge their rights . Everywhere , birds and animals are finding it more difficult to survive ...
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... birds ! That is to say , no birds near the house . No longer will it be possible for me to open the window and watch the scarlet minivets flitting through the dark green foliage of the oaks ; the long - tailed magpies gliding through ...
... birds ! That is to say , no birds near the house . No longer will it be possible for me to open the window and watch the scarlet minivets flitting through the dark green foliage of the oaks ; the long - tailed magpies gliding through ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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