SHEKARA IS AN EXCELLENT AND THE LAST SPECIMEN OF RANJIT DESAI S NOTEWORTHY INGENUITY. SHEKARA IS A KIND OF SQUIRREL, GREY COLOURED, WITH A BLACK FURRY TAIL. IT IS FAMOUS FOR JUMPING FROM ONE TREE TO ANOTHER. THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THIS NOVEL IS A LONELY SQUIRREL. THIS STORY TAKES PLACE IN THE MIDST OF A DENSE FOREST. SHEKARA ROAMS THROUGHOUT THE JUNGLE FOR ITS FOOD, THROUGH ALL THE REGIONS AND SEASONS. WHILE DOING SO IT OBSERVES OTHER ANIMALS, THEIR...