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(3.05) | None | The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of giving the prime minister a haircut; Pitamber wishes to ride an autorickshaw instead of pulling a cycle-rickshaw; and Aziz will be happy with a junk-shop in Chandni Chowk. Sharing their dreams of escape is the narrator Arun, a struggling detective fiction writer. As he waits for inspiration to write a blockbuster, he seeks and discovers love in unusual places-with the young prostitute Kamla, wise beyond her years, and the orphan and epileptic Suraj, surprisingly optimistic despite his difficult circumstances. In Delhi Is Not Far , one of his most enduring novels, Ruskin Bond sketches a moving portrait of small-town India with characteristic sympathy and quiet wisdom.… (more) |
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'Oh yes, I have known love, and again love,
and many other kinds of love;
but of that tenderness I felt then,
is there nothing I can say?'
-- Andre Gide, Fruits of the Earth  'If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
And if I am not for others, who am I?
And if not now, when?'
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For Ravi Singh,
who had faith in this
little-known story of mine | |
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My balcony is my window on the world. | |
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I don't mind difficulties as long as they are new difficulties. (P.No. 68) Drunkenness is really a vice because it degrades a man, and humiliates him. Prostitution is degrading but a prostitute can still keep her dignity; thieving is degrading according to the character of the theft; begging is degrading but it is not as undignified as drunkenness. In all our vices we are aware of our degradation; but in drunkenness we loose our pride, our heads, and above all, our natural dignity.We become so obviously and helplessly 'human', that we loose our glorious animal identity. (P.No. 78) How strange! I don't think that a man can be complete until he has lived in the hills. Of course we are never complete, but there is something about a mountain that adds a new dimension to life. The change in the air and altitude makes one think and feel and act differently. (P.No. 83) Yesterday I was sad, and tomorrow I may be sad again, but today I know that I am happy. I want to live on and on,delighting like a pagan in all that is physical; and I know that this one lifetime,however long, cannot satisfy my heart. (P.No. 111) | |
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None ▾Book descriptions The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of giving the prime minister a haircut; Pitamber wishes to ride an autorickshaw instead of pulling a cycle-rickshaw; and Aziz will be happy with a junk-shop in Chandni Chowk. Sharing their dreams of escape is the narrator Arun, a struggling detective fiction writer. As he waits for inspiration to write a blockbuster, he seeks and discovers love in unusual places-with the young prostitute Kamla, wise beyond her years, and the orphan and epileptic Suraj, surprisingly optimistic despite his difficult circumstances. In Delhi Is Not Far , one of his most enduring novels, Ruskin Bond sketches a moving portrait of small-town India with characteristic sympathy and quiet wisdom. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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