Biography of Ruskin Bond
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Ruskin Bond is an award winning Indian author of British descent, much renowned for his role in promoting children’s literature in India. A prolific writer, he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novels. His popular novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ was made into a Hindi film of the same name which was awarded the National Film Award for Best Children's Film, in 2007. He is also the author of more than 50 books for children and two volumes of autobiography. Born as the son of a British couple when India was under colonial rule, he spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. His childhood was marred by his parents’ separation and his father’s death. He sought solace in reading and writing, and wrote one of his first short stories at the age of 16. He then moved to the U.K. in search of better prospects, but returned to India after some years. He earned his living by freelancing as a young man, writing short stories and poems for newspapers and magazines. A few years hence he was approached by Penguin Books who published several collections of his work, helping establish him as a popular author in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.
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Ruskin Bond lives in the hill station of Mussoorie in Dehradun district. A library by the name Cambridge Book Depot has the all the collections of his short stories, poems and novels. The library is dedicated to him. People in Dehradun are very fond of Ruskin Bond. His stories are real life narratives. Much of his writings are autobiographical in nature.
No better day than his birthday to celebrate his work and reflect on his journey.
-Ruskin bond is an award winningauthor who writes books on children stories.
-He has received Sahitya academy award for his work “Our tress still grow in Dehra” in 1992.
-His very popular novella called The Blue Umbrella was made into a Bollywood film by the same name, which won the National Film’s award for children in 2007.
-After the age of 16, he moved to US for better job opportunities but returned later and started his career as freelance writer of short stories and poems. He stated his career by writing for newspapers and magazines.
-Several of his collections like ‘Room on the roof’ and ‘Vagrants in the valley’ were published by Penguins Books, after which he received Padma shree in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 for his literary work.
-At the age of 16, he wrote his first short story named “Untouchable” in 1951.
-He has been writing for the past five decades and experimenting with different genres.
No better day than his birthday to celebrate his work and reflect on his journey.
-Ruskin bond is an award winningauthor who writes books on children stories.
-He has received Sahitya academy award for his work “Our tress still grow in Dehra” in 1992.
-His very popular novella called The Blue Umbrella was made into a Bollywood film by the same name, which won the National Film’s award for children in 2007.
-After the age of 16, he moved to US for better job opportunities but returned later and started his career as freelance writer of short stories and poems. He stated his career by writing for newspapers and magazines.
-Several of his collections like ‘Room on the roof’ and ‘Vagrants in the valley’ were published by Penguins Books, after which he received Padma shree in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 for his literary work.
-At the age of 16, he wrote his first short story named “Untouchable” in 1951.
-He has been writing for the past five decades and experimenting with different genres.
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