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Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, his novel in English. Bond has written hundreds of short stories, essays, novellas and books for children. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.[1] He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie.
Ruskin Bond
Bond during a book release function in Bangalore (2012)
Bond during a book release function in Bangalore (2012)
Born
19 May 1934 (age 87)
Kasauli, Punjab States Agency,
British India
Occupation
Author, poet
Nationality
Indian
Alma mater
Bishop Cotton School
Period
1951 – present
Notable works
The Room on the Roof
Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
A Flight of Pigeons
The Blue Umbrella