Monisha Rajesh मोनीषा राजेश ,”Around India in 80 Trains”, 2012 was the topic of an earlier blog post.

Here I present: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের “Mountains of the Moon” চাঁদের পাহাড় “Chander Pahar”, 1937, PART TWO (II). “Mountains of the Moon” was a metaphor for the search for the source of the Nile River by foreign explorers of AFRICA.

INTRODUCTION.

The story will be reviewed first BELOW; and after I will have some comments.

THE STORY.

“Shankar Roy” is the protagonist in ‘Mountains of the Moon” who is from  West Bengal, INDIA. But, West Bengal is not what Shankar Roy dreams of. His dreams are of AFRICA explorers that are his heroes. Thus, after leaving shool Shankar Roy leaves for Equatorial AFRICA. He gets a clerk job with the Uganda Railway.  In the construction of the Uganda Railway “man-eating” AFRICA  lions had eaten dozens railroad construction workers. 

Here I presented: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের “Mountains of the Moon” চাঁদের পাহাড় “Chander Pahar”, 1937, PART TWO (II).

COMMENTS.

Shankar Roy” our protagonist in “Mountains of the Moon”, 1937 can be in a 2013 film adaptation of the Bengali novel.

Monisha Rajesh मोनीषा राजेश is writer that has gone around the world on railways, using “rail passes” (discount tourist fares).  Japan Rail Pass is something I enjoyed while I was in Japan.
Other countries that I know of with “rail passes” include:

• Eurail Pass (Europe).
• Interrail Pass (Europe).
• Japan Rail Pass (Japan).
• USA Rail Pass (United States).
• BritRail Pass (United Kingdom).
• Korea Rail Pass (South Korea).
• TR Pass (Taiwan).
• Indrail Pass (India).