Ruskin Bond
Indian novelist and short story writer (born 1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, was published in 1956, and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which includes 69 books for children.[1] 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.[2] He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1]
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Born | (1934-05-19) 19 May 1934 (age 89) Kasauli, Punjab States Agency, British India (now in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, India) |
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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) Padma Bhushan (2014) |
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