Author
Ruskin Bond
India's best-loved storyteller of the hills, writing for over seven decades
Indian hill-station storiesKnown for
Ruskin Bond, born in 1934, is an Indian author of British descent. Born in Britain, he grew up in Gujarat and Shimla and was raised by his grandmother after the age of ten. After completing high school, he relocated to England to live with his aunt and he penned his first novel, The Room On The Roof, in 1957. He has also authored Vagrants in The Valley, The Panther's Moon, The Kashmiri Storyteller and Once Upon A Monsoon Time, to name a few. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 and he currently resides in Landour, near Mussoorie.
Born1934 · Kasauli, India
Notable works
The Room on the RoofThe Blue UmbrellaA Flight of Pigeons
HonoursSahitya Akademi Award 1992 · Padma Shri 1999 · Padma Bhushan 2014
And when all the wars are done, a butterfly will still be beautiful.— Scenes from a Writer's Life
