*** Indian Tales by Patrick O'Meara (1930-2009) *** "Indian Tales" is a fascinating account of a British-Colonial military family who lived in India during the days of the British Empire and ended in 1947 at the time of Indian Independence. It has all the elements of an historical novel - adventures, human relationships, tragedy, with a pleasant mixture of humorous anecdotes. The use of first-person narrative, in this case, is very effective, since it traces the life of a young lad growing up in India. The writing is polished and the use of anecdotes is a way of propelling the narrative. *** Online at - http://www.indian-tales.com/default.htm Contents - http://www.indian-tales.com/sitemap.asp References to Nagpur - Bangalore - << Near to Kamptee was the town of Nagpur which we remembered from the days when we had been in Agra. Dad used to travel on duty to Nagpur and when it was the orange season, he took up his pastime of buying in bulk. He brought us back huge baskets of big, sweet, juicy Nagpur oranges - to my mind still the best oranges in the world. They have loose skins which peel off with the greatest of ease and look almost identical to "ugli" fruit, but they are much more delicious. In Kamptee, Dad was in charge of the Supply Depot which was quite near the house, and used to ride to work each day on his motor cycle. One day he fell off it and onto his head. He was hospitalised in the military hospital in Jubbalpore. In later years he was always convinced that the fall had been the cause of him becoming diabetic. >> [snip] http://www.indian-tales.com/pages260-269.asp --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar