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 toadakh 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 newands or just for survival, this book is packed with action!