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Posted: Jun 27 2012 (08:10)
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Last Response: Jun 27 2012 (08:33)
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Last Response: Jun 27 2012 (08:33)
VGM to all.Just finished reading the book'The penguin book of Indian Railway Stories',Edited by Ruskin Bond..Classified as Before independence and after independence.Famous authors Ruskin Bond,Satyajit Ray,Khushwant Singh,Victor Bannerjee to name a few have contributed.Enjoyed it.Wish interested ones to read it.I ordered from Infibeam.com
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Well..it is not trip report type..as the blurb says,"the stories in this collection collection capture the essence of IR..from small time stations at the time of Raj,to the present day of big city stations..teeming and varied life of Indian rly stations and environs fascinated writers..
A collection of fourteen stories..definitely Railfans may like
A collection of fourteen stories..definitely Railfans may like
Yes. Other famous book..The Great Indian Railway Bazaar..by Paul Theroux is another great one..sort of travelogue..read it when I was doing my Engineering.
He has written several such railway travelogues
He has written several such railway travelogues
Yes Saumitra..after going thro that I thought of sharing this..
VGM Gopal sir.
Good to see RF's reading story books..
I will surely read them.Thanks for the information sir.
Good to see RF's reading story books..
I will surely read them.Thanks for the information sir.
Thanks a lot!!
Going to order it today.. If its avialable in hs18..
Going to order it today.. If its avialable in hs18..