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Serial: Chota Sahib (memoir)

by Charles H G Nida,
edited by Clark Nida.

An overheard conversation launches a callow school-leaver on a wide-ranging adventure in Edwardian India.

Chota Sahib – Foreword

Chapter 1. The Bombay Appointment [1]

Chapter 1. The Bombay Appointment [2]

Chapter 2. All At Sea with the Doc [1]

Chapter 2. All At Sea with the Doc [2]

Chapter 3. A Little Game Of Poker [1]

Chapter 3. A Little Game Of Poker [2]

Chapter 4. Help From Before The Mast [1]

Chapter 4. Help From Before The Mast [2]

Chapter 5.  Landfall in Bombay [1]

Chapter 5.  Landfall in Bombay [2]

Chapter 6.  The First Time Out [1]

Chapter 6.  The First Time Out [2]

Chapter 7.  Selling To The Natives [1]

Chapter 7.  Selling To The Natives [2]

Chapter 7.  Selling To The Natives [3]

Chapter 8.  Belgaum, Bijapur And Back To Bombay [1]

Chapter 8.  Belgaum, Bijapur And Back To Bombay [2]

Chapter 8.  Belgaum, Bijapur And Back To Bombay [3]

Chapter 9.  Cockfight In Bhopal [1]

Chapter 9.  Cockfight In Bhopal [2]

Chapter 9.  Cockfight In Bhopal [3]

Chapter 10.  Officers And Gentlemen [1]

Chapter 10.  Officers And Gentlemen [2]

Chapter 11.  Abduction From The Seraglio [1]

Chapter 11.  Abduction From The Seraglio [2]

Chapter 11.  Abduction From The Seraglio [3]

Chapter 12.  A Treat In The Turkish Bath [1]

Chapter 12.  A Treat In The Turkish Bath [2]

Chapter 12.  A Treat In The Turkish Bath [3]

Chapter 12.  A Treat In The Turkish Bath [4]

Chapter 13. The Golden Temple [1]

Chapter 13. The Golden Temple [2]

Chapter 13. The Golden Temple [3]

Chapter 13. The Golden Temple [4]

Chapter 14.  The Khyber Pass And The Forbidden City [1]

Chapter 14.  The Khyber Pass And The Forbidden City [2]

Chapter 15.  Minding The Shop With Alice [1]

Chapter 15.  Minding The Shop With Alice [2]

Chapter 16.  False Testimonials [1]

Chapter 16.  False Testimonials [2]

Chapter 17.  The Sinking Of The “Emden” [1]

Chapter 17.  The Sinking Of The “Emden” [2]

Chapter 18.  Small Change For A Lakh Of Rupees[1]

Chapter 18.  Small Change For A Lakh Of Rupees[2]

Chapter 18.  Small Change For A Lakh Of Rupees[3]

Chapter 18.  Small Change For A Lakh Of Rupees[4]

Chapter 19.  Native States And The Holy City [1]

Chapter 19.  Native States And The Holy City [2]

Chapter 19.  Native States And The Holy City [3]

Chapter 20.  The Motorcycle Machine Gun Battery

Chapter 21.  Goodbye India–We’re Off To War [1]

Chapter 21.  Goodbye India–We’re Off To War [2]

Chapter 21.  Goodbye India–We’re Off To War [3]

Appendix: Vocabulary of the Raj

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