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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... returned to the outskirts of the town . Someone stood waiting for me on the road above the cottage . I hurried past him . If I am not for myself , Who will be for me ? And if I am not for others , What am I ? And if not now , when ? I ...
... returned to the outskirts of the town . Someone stood waiting for me on the road above the cottage . I hurried past him . If I am not for myself , Who will be for me ? And if I am not for others , What am I ? And if not now , when ? I ...
Page 135
... returned to her own house ; that he did not intend sitting by to hear us abused by her . But Umda was determined to have the last word . ' Great is the power of prayer , ' she said . ' I have advised Khan - Begum to take ashes in her ...
... returned to her own house ; that he did not intend sitting by to hear us abused by her . But Umda was determined to have the last word . ' Great is the power of prayer , ' she said . ' I have advised Khan - Begum to take ashes in her ...
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... returned to Shahjahanpur , after life had returned to normal . But Javed Khan disappeared and was never seen again . Perhaps he had escaped into Nepal . It is more probable that he was caught and hanged with some other rebels . Secretly ...
... returned to Shahjahanpur , after life had returned to normal . But Javed Khan disappeared and was never seen again . Perhaps he had escaped into Nepal . It is more probable that he was caught and hanged with some other rebels . Secretly ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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