Walking through Delhi brings Ruskin Bond face-to-face with a host of colorful characters formidable Punjabi matriarch ‘bhabiji’ of rajouri who presides over her bustling Joint family; br>Kamla who strikes up an unlikely friendship; Frank brain of West Patel Nagar, of the curious name and curious life; feathered friends who have made the old city their own; and the ‘Darya ganj Strangler’ who has a special affection for the city’s Publishers. In this collection of short stories that is an ode to the spirit of Delhi, Ruskin Bond captures the people and the places with warmth and humor, and brings to life the magic of the city.