THE KIPLING ROAD

‘‘Remember the old road, The
steep stony path That took us up from Rajpur, Toiling and sweating And
grumbling at the climb, But enjoying it all the same…’ From ‘Remember the
Old Road’ by Ruskin Bond Sometimes, a journey can be of discovery. And, in
this compilation, Ruskin Bond has discovered hair-raising stories of other
people’s journeys, taken many many years ago. Bond describes the old track
from Rajpur to Mussorie, surrounded by Oak trees and colonial buildings in
‘The Kipling Road’. Braving blizzards and bandits, M. Huc takes a momentous
journey to Ladakh in ‘Journey to the Forbidden City’, while Osa Johnson, the
only woman adventurer in the book, gives her awe-inspiring account of
cannibals in ‘A Woman Among Cannibals’. Be it travelling for shikar or search
for new lands or just for survival, this book is packed with action!