Ruskin Bond | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Bond in 2012 | |
| Born | 19 May 1934 Kasauli, Punjab States Agency, British India (Now in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, India) |
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| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Bishop Cotton School |
| Notable works | The Room on the Roof Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra A Flight of Pigeons The Blue Umbrella Granny's Tree Climbing Angry River |
| Notable awards | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1957) Sahitya Akademi Award (1992) Padma Shri (1999) Padma Bhushan (2014) |
Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, was published in 1956, and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which includes 69 books for children.[1] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.[2] He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1]
- ^ a b "Can't Run Out Of Stories In India": Ruskin Bond Celebrates 88th Birthday". NDTV.
- ^ "Padma Awarded" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.