Re: the Kipling discussion. I am by no means a literary critique. I am however, partial to authors who tell a good story with flair and who so brilliantly, in my humble opinion, illustrate with such a range of language and colour that one is drawn almost compulsively, into the world they create. In my senior years and being an India expatriate, I can live again in my mind's eye, wonderful stories of Kim and The Jungle Book and tales of Riki Tiki Tavi - smiling with pleasure as I recall complete, recognizable characters the master story teller draws so well. Later, I thought his poetry - even those with a political slant - were succintly, sometimes heavily, expressed and - I enjoyed to read them too. I quite obviously admire Kipling's works - he was a man for his era. Nevertheless - I can't see that preserving the Kipling home in India is money 'sensibly' spent. I do not envision the people of India visiting either for 'pilgrimage' (as would I) or curiosity and I doubt too many Kipling admirers would go out of their way to travel to Allahabad for that reason. I believe the house would be somewhat of a white elephant rather than iconic. Two bits done. Good wishes to all Sally