In this short memoir the author describes his adventures in the mid 1960s when working as a volunteer in what was then East Pakistan. A lively account of varied experiences is enhanced by many observations on the culture and conditions of the country at that time. The period in question, the era of Ayub Khan, immediately preceded the years of political unrest which led to the secession movement and the establishment of Bangladesh as an independent state in 1971. The book is illustrated with rare contemporary photographs of considerable charm and interest.