Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond | |
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Bond in 2012 | |
| Born | 19 May 1934 |
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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 (1957) Sahitya Akademi Award (1992) Padma Shri (1999) Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2012) Padma Bhushan (2014) |
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.