why is Ruskin bonds stories popular among young readers?
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Ruskin Bond is an eminent contemporary Indian writer of British descent. He prolifically authored inspiring children's books and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award to honor his work of literature. Born on May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, India, he was the son of Edith Clarke and Aubrey Bond.
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SCHOOL LIFE
He studied at the Bishop Cotton School in Simla where he won several writing competitions including the Hailey Literature Prize and the Irwin Divinity Prize. In 1952, he completed graduation and travelled to England where he lived with an aunt. Though he had moved to Britain in the quest of greener pastures, Bond returned to India after some years and began working as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines, which is what his father had wanted him to become.
FIRST NOVEL
At the age of 17, he began work on his first novel The Room on the Roof. It describes the life of an orphaned Anglo-Indian teenager who runs away to live with friends to escape his tyrannical guardian. The book was based on his experiences of living in a rented terrace flat in Dehradun. He had to wait till the age of 21 for its publication. It was worth the wait because the book fetched Bond the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial prize. After his initial success, the budding author settled down in Dehradun but later moved to Mussoorie.
POPULAR CHARACTER
A popular fictional character in his novels is Rusty, a 16-year-old Anglo-Indian boy living in Dehradun. He is orphaned and has no real family. He starts living with his guardian John Harrison, who is stern and harsh in his manners. Rusty is obliged to follow the orders and rules of his guardian and dares not disobey him.
BOOKS AND FILMS
During an ongoing writing career spread over five decades and more, Bond has written more than 50 children’s books. But they are enjoyed by readers of all ages. He has experimented with a wide range of genres including fiction, essays, autobiography, non-fiction and romance.
The prolific author was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for the title Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. His novel The Blue Umbrella was made into a Hindi film which won the National Film Award for Best Children’s Film in 2007.
His autobiographical works include Scenes from a Writer’s Life, The Lamp is Lit and Lone Fox Dancing. He is also known for stories with a supernatural twist such as Ghost Stories from the Raj, A Season of Ghosts as well as A Face in the Dark and other Hauntings.