what were the jobs that Ruskin Bond Could do?
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When Bond was in England
In England, he found a home for 'The Room on the Roof' -- Ruskin Bond's very first novel that won him the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957 at the mere age of 23. But contrary to the prevailing notion, Bond contended, that his time in England was not very fruitful. "The Room on the Roof was what I carried with myself from India. I wrote very less there; or even in Delhi, there was no writing at all," he said.
Ruskin Bond's return to India
From Bond's royalty advance that he was paid for his first novel, he sailed back to India. Stopping by in Karachi, he went looking for the names and contacts of editors whom he could "bombard" with his stories and articles. The then young Ruskin Bond wanted to make a living by freelancing his writings.
Ruskin's tryst with publications
The Illustrated Weekly of India and The Statesman were the main sources of income for Bond from the 1950s to the 1970s and even the 1980s, paying about Rs 35 to Rs 50 per write-up. He constantly churned out stories and articles because they were his "bread and butter". Things for Ruskin Bond then went really bad, when he even did some odd jobs.
Things changed for the struggling writer when publishing houses began to find a footing in India. Penguin India came in 1985 -- and the publishing space would change forever, informed Ruskin Bond. It started publishing in 1987 with only six books. Five years later, in 1992, HarperCollins arrived and other major publishing houses followed. Even though Rupa was founded way back in 1936, its publishing gained a lot more momentum after their arrival. So did the rise of other home-grown publishers.
While the search for authentic stories from India was just beginning, here was Ruskin, with his tonnes and tonnes of stories and articles, ready to be compiled in anthologies and collections. The freelancer soon became an adored figure and every house's common name -- loved and revered by generations of readers.
Bond's life at Landour
For the last 37 years, Bond has lived on the top floor of "this windswept, somewhat shaky house on the edge of a spur" in Landour. Bond's bedroom window opens "on to the sky, clouds, the Doon valley and the Suswa river -- silver in the setting sun -- and range upon range of mountains striding away into the distance". But thousands of others living nearby too have a similar view, so what is it that strikes a chord with Ruskin Bond and perhaps not so much with others?
Yesterday, someone was clicking pictures of my staircase and I thought this is the worst staircase in all of Mussoorie, why would someone want its pictures? Then he saw me looking out of the window and the camera immediately turned towards me, I quietly disappeared
- laughed Ruskin Bond
The postman comes four to five times a week, bringing letters and gifts from readers. These calm and serene, undisturbed and solitary surroundings are Bond's ideal places to set his pen to paper -- everyday without fail.
Ruskin Bond's inspiration: Then to now
A chronicler of his own life, almost everything that Bond has written comes from his own experiences. He maintained that he is writing more than ever before because, apart from his memory growing stronger with age, he has a much broader and larger range of people and experiences to write about.
Ruskin's latest book released today
In his latest book, Stumbling Through Life, releasing on this birthday, Ruskin Bond weaves together a selection of his essays and writings to bring to the reader the rich tapestry of his life, peppered as it is with Rusty's patent delightful eccentricities and warmth.
Officially Writer... Through which he spreads happiness by giving the message of love,peace,sensitvity towards nature…people.. India...thus becoming a complete human.. (his real profession)
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the Jobs that Ruskin bond could do is Actor Author Poet Novelist