A Crown on the Steeple

Author: Narendar PaniPublisher: DronequillYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 203ISBN/UPC (if available): 8190138235 DescriptionIn this story laced with humor and gentle irony, Narendar Pani explores the distance between Indians living abroad and what was once their home.After twenty-three years in London, Rajiv Ramaswamy returns to the Cantonment to inherit his family's substantial property. Hoping for an early and comfortable retirement, he finds instead an India he can barely recognize, let alone understand. Things are not what they seem. No one is quite what he expects him or her to be. Not even his mother.ContentsHome Sweet HouseOdd Man InA Perfect MatchMan of the HouseA Priceless TrustThe Sacred MouseA Virtual HaircutNew Cantonment SchoolThe Principal is InWhat Jennifer DidThe Return of Denzil BarringtonThe Last Crow