# Delhi Is Not Far

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- Book: [Delhi Is Not Far](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruskin-bond/delhi-is-not-far) ([Delhi Is Not Far.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruskin-bond/delhi-is-not-far.md))
- Authors: [Ruskin Bond](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruskin-bond)
- Publisher: india_penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4344-043-7
- Pages: 124
- Published: 2017-05-01
- Language: en_IN
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of giving the prime minister a haircut; Pitamber wishes to ride an autorickshaw instead of pulling a cycle-rickshaw; and Aziz will be happy with a junk-shop in Chandni Chowk. Sharing their dreams of escape is the narrator Arun, a struggling detective fiction writer. As he waits for inspiration to write a blockbuster, he seeks and discovers love in unusual places-with the young prostitute Kamla, wise beyond her years, and the orphan and epileptic Suraj, surprisingly optimistic despite his difficult circumstances. In Delhi Is Not Far , one of his most enduring novels, Ruskin Bond sketches a moving portrait of small-town India with characteristic sympathy and quiet wisdom.