Ruskin Bond

Indian writer of British descent (born 1934)

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Kasauli,Himachal Pradesh, India

Ruskin Bond is an Anglo Indian author. He has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels, including 50 books for children. 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. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie. From Wikipedia under Creative Commons…

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Born: ( 1934-05-19 ) 19 May 1934 (age 92) , Kasauli , Punjab States Agency , British India (now in Himachal Pradesh , India )
Occupation: Author poet
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 (1956), Sahitya Akademi Award (1992), Padma Shri (1999), Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2012), Padma Bhushan (2014)
Relatives: Edith Dorothy (mother) , Aubrey Alexander Bond (father) , Ellen Bond (sister) , William Bond (brother)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Dominion of India
Place of birth: Kasauli
Occupation: children's writer
Languages spoken: English language
Image: Ruskin Bond 2.jpg
Work location: Mussoorie

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date of birth: 1934-05-19
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author and poet. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which include 69 books for children. 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 the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

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