Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Happy Return. Chapter 2: Tikli Bottom. Chapter 3: Happy Diwali. Chapter 4: Fruition of My Dream. Chapter 5: More Tigers and Some Simple Fun! Chapter 6: Historic Gwalior. Chapter 7: Glorious Khajuraho & Orchha via Sonagiri & Datia. Chapter 8: Earth's Proud Empires. Chapter 9: Bandhavgarh Wildlife Park. Chapter 10: The Ultimate Thrill. Chapter 11: Another Glorious Tigress and a Charming Elephant! Chapter 12: The long Bad Road to Bhopal. Chapter 13: Sanchi and the Surroundings of Bhopal. Chapter 14: The Jat Regimental Reunion. Chapter 15: "Carpet Sahib's Country" Chapter 16: Phir Milengi to Delhi, Namaskar to Mumbai. Chapter 17: Gir, Nagarahole, Kaziranga and Pench National Parks. Chapter 18. My Personal Reflections on Departure.

About the Author

Aline Dobbie was born in a spent her childhood in India where her father, Colonel Frank Rose, was an officer in the Indian Army. She returned to her ancestral home of Scotland at the age of sixteen but her affection for the land of her birth has not diminished. Since her departure Dobbie has lived and travelled in various parts of the world and has visited India on numerous occasions, writing prolifically on the country and its people. Dobbie is a speaker of Hindi, and this, along with her Indian heritage, affords her a rare level of insight into this fascinating and complex country. The author is married to Graham Dobbie. They have two grown-up sons and two grandchildren. They live in the Scottish Borders.