New Book

Just finished Delhi Is Not Far by Ruskin Bond. All those lovers of fauna and flora, it's a must read for you.

I am a great fan of him right from the childhood days. This book is a great collection. Those who haven't been to The Great Himalayas, will find mountains right in their shelf. There are some lovely short stories, essays, poems and excerpts from his novels in the book.

All is typical Ruskin stuff, but I especially loved the description of Ganges, in the section 'Ganga Descends'. There is a lovely chapter on birds, which is not to be missed. His travelogue on Bandrinath and Kedarnath is breathtaking. Reader's knowledge about Dehradoon, Agra, Delhi, Mathura will be admirably enhanced.

One is never too old for 'The Adventures Of A Banyan Tree'. I loved the story when I was a child, and I loved it now as well. 'The Tales From Macabre' section has some minor thriller stuff like 'He Said It With The Arsenic' and 'A Job Well Done'.

But the favourite story has to be 'The Eyes Have It'. Must have read it time and again, and arguably the best story ever written by him.

This man loves hills and has immense knowledge about them. He also has a terrific sense of observation. All this will be very clear from this book. Go and grab it.

My Previous Book Review - The Da Vinci Code