The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories Paperback – January 1, 1988

Enjoyed this book too I enjoy all the books I have read by this author and look forward to reading moreThank you

Ruskin Bond Rocks!

Ruskin Bond brings to life the little details about small town life and it's own charming ways. I have found his description of the hills ( Dehra and the new Uttarakhand) second to only Jim Corbett's. Simple and compelling read.

Great stories.

Perhaps I'm not a good reader!! :) Because I found most of the stories pointless, and just like mere journals of imaginary events.Wanted to see how reading stories/fictions would feel as opposed to reading non-fictions, and decided to pick this one from a well known author. Surely, this helped me go back to non-fictions again.

The stories are simple and relate largely to one's everyday life. A reflection of situations and thoughts which anyone can experience.

I requested this on Kindle for IPad but did not receive it so cannot give a review I am sorry

A great selection of the best short stories from one of my favourite writers- a must read. Like in alll collections some stories are beautiful while others not so good but all in all I thoroughly enjoyed it.

great

Enchanting! Mesmerising!You will feel lost with every story you read. The stories will make you wanting for more of that calm feeling. In this hustle-bustle of city life, one must read this to experience the lush green fields, clear crystal waters, the frightening jungles, long lost love, the dreaded fear of the panthers and tigers, the living style of the rural India and last but not the least to experience peace. You will love them even if you don't love short stories.

The Night Train at Deoli is a compilation of Bond’s work. The tales are set in Mussorie, Dehradun and Shimla, where Ruskin Bond has spent a considerable part of his life. Like all his tales, these also shows his love for nature, hills and people living there.The book begins with the story of a school boy meeting a white saaree-clad-starnger woman, and she taking care of him in a very simple gesture. ‘The Photograph’ is a story of where a grandson looks of similarities between the little girl in the photograph, in his hand and the grandmother’s current state. A revenge murder is planned by a nephew of the aunt in ‘Chachi’s funeral’. It was expected to be a short murder mystery but the author had something more spectacular on mind. ‘The man who was Kipling?’ is a thought provoking story about the Indian writing. ‘The eyes have it’ is narrated by a blind man. It is a flirtatious conversation between two train passengers. ‘The boy who broke the bank’ is a valuable lesson to inefficient employers. ‘The Thief’ is a story of a thief’s conscience aided by the desire to learn. ‘The Kitemaker’ is a story of a kite maker reminiscing his old days of making kites and kite festival. ‘Panther’s Moon’ and ‘The Leopard’ have almost the same plot. ‘Sita and the river’ is a story of young girl who has lived all her life in a secluded island with her grandparents, and how one day a disastrous flood changes her life. ‘Love is a sad song’ is a story of a 30 years old man falling in love with a teenage girl. It was the most absurd story of the book. ‘The night train at Deoli’ is a story of man seeing a girl on the Deoli platform every time the train passes by, bringing in a urge to meet her. Does he get to meet her?-The backdrop of every story is capable enough to yearn the reader for a day at that beautiful, mesmerizing place described.-Ought to say, a story or two are absurd. The plots for some stories are almost same. There is a lot repetition is terms of description of places.

One of the best books by Ruskin Bond. Everyone please buy it..such a wonderful calming effect it has on you. Simple stories.Idk why they changed the cover..older one with the train was beautiful..glad I got it before the change.