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IWllfe.. i.iUjit,' I'VPjjfcjQs I- ■ ■ - Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Public.Resource.Org https://archive.org/details/castlesinairtaleOOmeha CASTLES IN THE AIR Tales From Rajasthan VIMLA MEHTA Translator VEERENDRA RAJ MEHTA PUBLICATION S DIVISION MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2006 (Saka 1928) © Publications Division ISBN:81-230-l 411-2 Price: Rs. 60.00 CHL-ENG-TR-OP-083-2006-07 Published by: Director, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003. http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in EDITING: Naveen Joshi COVER DESIGN : Asha Saxena Typeset at: Print-O-World, 2579, Mandir Lane, Shadipur, New Delhi-110 008 Printed at: Shakun Printers, 241 Patparganj Industrial Area, Delhi-92 Sales Centres : • Delhi - Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 • Hall No. 196, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110054 • Mumbai -701, B Wing, 7th Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614 • Kolkata - 8, Lsplanade East, Kolkata-700069 • Chennai - ‘A’ Wing, Rajaji Bhawan, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600090 • Patna - Bihar State Co-operative Bank Building, Ashoka Rajpath, Patna-800004 • Thiruvananthapuram-Press Road, Near Govt. Press, Thiruvananthapuram- 695001. • Lucknow - Hall No. 1,2nd Floor, Kendriya Bhawan, Sector 8, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024 • Hyderabad - Block 4, 1 st Floor, Gruhakalpa Complex, M.G. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad-500001 • Bangalore - 1st Floor, ‘F’ Wmg, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore-560034 • Ahmedabad - Ambica Complex, 1 st Floor, Paldi, Ahmedabad-380007 • Guwahati - House No. 07, New Colony, Chenikuthi, K.K.B. Road, Guwahati-781003 Dedicated to My husband and closest friend Veerendra Raj Mehta ■* ' ’Hr' jrf.f ! >;■ v, ■■ ' The Author Vimla Mehta is a prolific author and writer in Hindi. Writing has interested her since her student days. In college, she edited the house magazine ‘Shankh-naad\ Since 1970, she has so far authored 13 books. The books include Aaj kee Mahilaye; Asli Jeemakre; Maharana Pratap; Chey Prasidh Mahilayen; Agam ki Kahaniyan; Rajasthan ki Lok Kathayen; Motiyon ka Haar; Toota Hua Bajooband; Annie Besant; Hazaron Taapu - Ek Desh Philippines; Aansuon ki Bhiksha; Vividha; - and Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents. She has contributed over 200 articles in all the leading newspapers and magazines in Hindi. She has contributed articles and presented programmes on All India Radio, and Doordarshan. She has also written for BBC, London. She has also been interviewed by BBC and given talks in its programmes. Vimla Mehta has been intimately associated with charitable work. She is founder Director of Mahaveer Philippines Foundation in Manila for free fitment of Jaipur foot in the Philippines. During their stay in Manila, both her husband and she were closely associated with Mother Teresa’s work in the Philippines. In 1993, the City of Manila honoured her for her humanitarian work in the Philippines. It accorded her the rare honour of the “Daughter of Manila” and presented her with the ‘Key of the City of Manila’. • • ■ - • J ; ' .* ' ■ ' T . i ' 1 V 'i ■ • . i ■