Author of the week: Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of

British descent. He lives with his adopted family in Landour,
in Mussoorie, India. The Indian Council for Child Education
has recognized his role in the growth of children's literature
in India.
Bond spent his early childhood in Jamnagar (Gujarat) and
Shimla. At the age of ten, Ruskin went to live at his
grandmother's house in Dehradun after his father's death
that year from jaundice. Ruskin was raised by his mother
and stepfather. He did his schooling from Bishop Cotton
School in Shimla, from where he graduated in 1950 after
winning several writing competitions in the school including
the Irwin Divinity Prize and the Hailey Literature Prize. He
wrote one of his first short stories, "Untouchable", at the age
of sixteen in 1951.

Filmography

The 1978 Bollywood film Junoon is based on Bond's historical novella A Flight of Pigeons.
Ruskin Bond made his maiden big screen appearance with a cameo in Vishal Bhardwaj's
film 7 Khoon Maaf in 2011, based on his short story Susanna's Seven Husbands. Bond
appears as a Bishop in the movie with Priyanka Chopra playing the title role. Bond had
earlier collaborated with him in the The Blue Umbrella which was also based on one of his
works.

Awards

1. John Llewellyn Rhys Prize-1957

2. Sahitya Akademi Award-1992
3. Padma Shri-1999
4. Padma Bhushan-2014

Important Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskin_Bond
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ruskin-bond-6962.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSpPRpV8TPo

“To be able to laugh and to be “People often ask me why my style is

merciful are the only things that so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively
make man better than the beast” simple, for no two sentences are
alike. It is clarity that I am striving to
-Ruskin Bond attain, not simplicity.
-Ruskin Bond
 Book by Ruskin Bond

1. Bond, Ruskin. (1999). Season of ghosts. New Delhi: Penguin Books.

823.914 BON CC0917

2. Bond, Ruskin.(2000). Room of many colours. New Delhi: Puffin Books.

823.914 BON CC0916

3. Bond, Ruskin. (2010). Escape from Java & other tales of danger. New Delhi: Puffin
Books.
813.6 BON CC0900

4. Bond, Ruskin. (2011). Crazy times with uncle Ken. New Delhi: Puffin Books.
813.6 BON CC0889

5. Bond, Ruskin. (2014). Love among the bookshelves. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
028.9 BON CC0906

6. Bond, Ruskin. (2015). Ranji’s wonderful bat & other stories. New Delhi: Puffin Books.
823.914 BON CC0914

7. Bond, Ruskin. (1987). Eyes of the Eagle. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823 BON 017270

8. Bond, Ruskin. (1991). Our trees still grow in Dehra. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823 BON 017267

9. Bond, Ruskin. (1993). Rain in the mountains: notes from the Himalayas. New Delhi:
Penguin Books.
823 BON 017271

10. Bond, Ruskin. (1994). Delhi is not far: the best of Ruskin Bond. New Delhi: Penguin
Books.
823.914 BON 017264

11. Bond, Ruskin. (1996). Book of classical Indian love stories and lyrics. New Delhi:
Penguin Books.
823 BON 017265
12. Bond, Ruskin. (2004). Face in the dark and other hauntings: collected stories of the
supernatural. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823 BON 017266

13. Bond, Ruskin. (2004). Rusty goes to London. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
808.83 BON 017263

14. Bond, Ruskin. (2006). Of birds and beasts. Delhi: Scholastic.

820.8036 BON 017317

15. Bond, Ruskin. (2006). Tales of the open road. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
915.4 BON 017262

16. Bond, Ruskin. (2007). Ruskin Bond`s book of verse. Delhi: Penguin Books.
821.91 BON 020339

17. Bond, Ruskin. (2008). Parrot who wouldn’t talk and other stories. New Delhi: Penguin
Books.
823 BON 017269

18. Bond, Ruskin. (2008). Room on the roof. Delhi: Penguin Books.
823.914 BON 017274

19. Bond, Ruskin. (2010). Classic Ruskin Bond: complete and unabridged. New Delhi:
Penguin Books.
823 BON 017272& 017273

20. Bond, Ruskin. (2011). Kashmiri storyteller. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823 BON 017275

21. Bond, Ruskin. (2012). Cherry tree. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823.912 BON 017268

22. Bond, Ruskin. (2013). Falling in love again: stories of love and romance. New Delhi:
Rupa Books Publishers Company.
823 BON 017276

23. Bond, Ruskin. (2014). Great stories for children. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
823 BON 017277
24. Bond, Ruskin. (2015). Book of simple living: brief notes from the hills. New Delhi:
Speaking Tiger Books.
158 BON 020531

Compiled by Library
Date 03.04.2017