Aflame with love and revolt – Bhowani Junction (1954)

I came across Bhowani Junction years ago, in the shape of the spectacular 1956 MGM film starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger and directed by George Cukor.  I guess I first saw it on Sunday afternoon television, watching with my mother who was a great film fan and brought me up to be the same.  … Continue reading →

Uninvited Guests by Parr Cooper (1946)

This interesting novel is set around 1943/44 in a small settlement in rural India, which is dominated by an Army training camp. The soldiers, commanded by Colonel Davis, are awaiting orders to go overseas to fight, probably  in Burma. Apart from a number of officers and their families, the main characters are Dr Taussig, a … Continue reading →

King of the Khyber Rifles (1916) by Talbot Mundy

Book review by George Simmers: The opening paragraphs tell us what to expect: The men who govern India—more power to them and her!—are few. Those who stand in their way and pretend to help them with a flood of words are a host. And from the host goes up an endless cry that India is … Continue reading →