“Yesterday, I was sad, 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 lifet...”
Work
Arun, a struggling writer of urdu thrillers, feels trapped in dull and dusty Pipalnagar, where nothing ever happens. He hopes to write a blockbuster one day, and escape to Delhi. Meanwhile, he falls in love with a young prostitute, Kamla, and the homless orphan, Suraj. Written in 1960 and published now for the first time as a stand alone novella, Delhi is not far is a memorable story about desire, love and loss in small time India
Quotes
Showing 1-2 of 2
Ruskin Bond
Canonical work source