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 76
... nightjar , and floating across the valley from your village , the sound of drums beating , and people singing . It is a festival day , and there will be feasting in your home . Are you singing too , tonight ? And are you thinking of me ...
... nightjar , and floating across the valley from your village , the sound of drums beating , and people singing . It is a festival day , and there will be feasting in your home . Are you singing too , tonight ? And are you thinking of me ...
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... nightjar , and the ghost in the mirror . I woke early , while the dew was still fresh on the grass , and walked down the hill to the stream , and then up to a little knoll where a pine tree grew in solitary splendour , the wind going ...
... nightjar , and the ghost in the mirror . I woke early , while the dew was still fresh on the grass , and walked down the hill to the stream , and then up to a little knoll where a pine tree grew in solitary splendour , the wind going ...
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... nightjar ; and watching , through the branches overhead , the stars turning in the sky ; and I felt the power of the sky and earth , and the power of a small cherry seed .... And so , when the rains are over , this is where I come ...
... nightjar ; and watching , through the branches overhead , the stars turning in the sky ; and I felt the power of the sky and earth , and the power of a small cherry seed .... And so , when the rains are over , this is where I come ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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