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All Roads Lead To Ganga
‘The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India's civilization and culture, of the rise and fall of empires, of great and proud cities, of adventures of man...’ — Jawaharlal Nehru. The Ganges is a river which has held India's heart captive and drawn uncounted millions to her banks since the dawn of history. Originating in the mist-filled valleys of the Garhwal Himalayas – a land of dense forests, icy white glaciers, clear gurgling streams and towering mountains— a land which has been known as `Dev Bhoomi’ or the land of gods, the Ganga traverses hundreds of miles through the heartland till it flows into the sea. In this travel memoir, noted writer Ruskin Bond captures the breathtaking beauty and splendour of this magical landscape, describing with nostalgia and affection the places and people he has lived with and encountered for over forty years. In this engaging book, Bond provides a wonderfully evocative description of the mountain streams, the birds and animals, the wild flowers, the natural biosphere, the villages and dharmshalas, and the many shrines and places of pilgrimage — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Jamnotri, nestled in the mighty mountains —all written with the touch of a poet. Bond takes us to his quaint little world of charm, portraying an untarnished landscape and exploring the Ganga in her pristine glory, at the confluence of the Alaknanada and the Bhagirathi. From passionate descriptions about the pine and deodar trees in the hilly environs of northern India to plain reminiscences of the legendary ‘Gun Hill’ in Mussoorie, or vivid descriptions of birdsongs in the hills, Bond’s sensitive and lucid style and an eye for ordinary details make this book a pleasurable read.
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The Rupa Book Of Great Animal Stories
Here are exciting tales of hair-breadth escapes and thrilling encounters in the wild - stories of man's relationships with other living creatures, furred or feathered, fierce or friendly. All the stories were written out of the writers' own experiences.
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Roads To Mussoorie
Ruskin Bond has lived in the Himalayan region for most of his life, and made Mussoorie his home for decades. Roads To Mussoorie is a collection of stories about the place that was his home for a long time. Summary of the Book Ruskin Bond’s love for Mussoorie can be seen through most of his writings. In this book, he writes about life in Mussoorie and reveals a lot of details about the place through stories of many interesting characters. The stories have realistic situations and are humorous in nature, and the writing brings the place and people alive. The author recalls fondly his travels to and from Mussoorie through the years. He also includes sketches of the life in the town, scandals, and interesting incidents of family and friends. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He was recognized by The Indian Council for Child Education for his role in the growth of children’s literature in India. For this, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his work Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1999, and again in 2014. Today, he lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Mussoorie.
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Shudders In The dark
The soothing voice of reason cannot always triumph over darkness. The stories in this anthology, compiled by Ruskin Bond, draw the reader into a powerful world of imagination and terror. They include the mystery of an astonishing ghost, the horror behind a perfectly executed murder, adventures in the depths of cold and stormy nights, and the fearful wrath of the dead.The soothing voice of reason cannot always triumph over darkness. The stories in this anthology, compiled by Ruskin Bond, draw the reader into a powerful world of imagination and terror. They include the mystery of an astonishing ghost, the horror behind a perfectly executed murder, adventures in the depths of cold and stormy nights, and the fearful wrath of the dead. About the Author One of India’s finest and most popular storytellers, Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), A Flight of Pigeons, Time Stops at Shamli, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Academy Award), Rain in the Mountains, Roads to Mussoorie, and A Little Night Music. He has also, over the years, expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi Government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
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A Little Book Of Life
A Little Book of Life is a great compilation of some of Ruskin Bond’s favorite quotations, sayings, and aphorisms. Summary of the Book In this book, Ruskin Bond very skillfully puts together some of his most cherished and best-loved quotations and sayings. A Little Book of Life, as the title says is a book, which has all the elements of life, and is sure to make the readers sit back and smile. In the book, Ruskin Bond presents his thoughts on nature, love, money, family, friendship, enemies and in short, all the little elements that sum up our lives. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He has been writing novels, poems, essays and short stories for over forty years now. He was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957, The Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, and the Padma Shri in 1999. He was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Delhi in 2012. His works include:The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley, Scenes from a Writer's Life, A Flight of Pigeons, Landour Days – A writers Journal, The Sensualist, The Road To The Bazaar, and The Panther's Moon, only to name a very few.
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The laughter Omnibus
An eclectic collection of stories, articles and verses, this anthology by Ruskin Bond is one of the funniest to be published in recent times. Including stories about a cricket match that defies all logic, a cheese with a less than pleasant o dour, and a goat that goes berserk in a drawing-room, The Rupa Laughter Omnibus is pure delight, from beginning to end. About the Author One of India’s finest and most popular storytellers, Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), A Flight of Pigeons, Time Stops at Shamli, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Academy Award), Rain in the Mountains, Roads to Mussoorie, and A Little Night Music. He has also, over the years, expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi Government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
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Angry River
Facing an angry river can never be easy. This is a story about a little girl named Sita who has been carried away by the angry river and needs to fight for her survival. Summary of the Book Sita lived with her grandparents, three goats and hens on a small island that happened to be in the middle of a big river. In the island, they had a vegetable patch and peepul tree that served as a means of survival in the form of food. However, tragedy struck when the river flooded and took everything away with it, including Sita. It is up to Sita to look out for her own survival, but how? Read this classic that teaches the readers about courage and friendship that come to the rescue of Sita during her time of difficulty. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He was recognized by The Indian Council for Child Education for his role in the growth of children’s literature in India. For this, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his work Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1999, and again in 2014. Today, he lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Missourie.
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The Childrens Companion
Children’s Omnibus is a children’s book by one of the best loved authors of India. It is a vividly illustrated book with some of the best-loved stories of Ruskin Bond. Summary of the Book Children’s Omnibus: Volume 2 is a collection of old favorites like The School among the Pines and The Night the Roof Blew Off. The book also has some hilarious stories like My Failed Omelettes and Other Disasters. The stories have been carefully selected keeping children in mind. This book will be a truly enchanting read for children aged between 10 to 12 years. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He has been writing novels, poems, essays and short stories for over forty years now. He was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957, The Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, and the Padma Shri in 1999. He was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Delhi in 2012. His works include: The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley, Scenes from a Writer's Life, A Flight of Pigeons, Landour Days – A writers Journal, The Sensualist, The Road To The Bazaar, and The Panther's Moon, only to name a very few.
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Tigers For Dinner
Beautifully illustrated and richly imagined, Ruskin Bonds new book will entertain children and adults alike. Did you see him shoot a tiger? I asked. Oh, many times, said Mehmoud. A tiger a weekthat was nothing to Carpet-sahib! Did the tigers come to the house, or did you go looking for them? Thus starts Mehmouds stories about working as khansama, or cook, for the great shikari Jim Corbett. As deft with his stories as he is with koftas, lamb chops, pies and milkshakes, Mehmoud has a tall tale for every occasion. From wrestling with a cobra in his bed, being carried away into the river by a muggermuch, to when a tiger came looking for the cook, these stories leave little Ruskin spellbound. Join Mehmoud in the kitchen as he cooks up one delectable meal after another, and gobble down his delicious stories of man-eating tigers, incompetent maharajas, missing kitchen boys and haunted pillows, all brought vividly to life by Sunaina Coelhos captivating illustrations. About the Author Ruskin Bond has been writing for over sixty years, and has now over 120 titles in print novels, collections of stories, poetry, essays, anthologies and books for children. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys award in 1957. He has also received the Padma Shri, and two awards from the Sahitya Akademi one for his short stories and another for his writings for children. In 2012, the Delhi government presented him with its Lifetime Achievement award.
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The Rupa Book Of Traveller's Tales
A South African revolution, a plane crash in the desert, a cannibal conclave and an encounter with pirates: these fascinating real-life accounts of travelers caught up in unexpected adventures and tricky situations comprise the ninth Rupa anthology compiled by Ruskin Bond. About the Author One of India’s finest and most popular storytellers, Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), A Flight of Pigeons, Time Stops at Shamli, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Academy Award), Rain in the Mountains, Roads to Mussoorie, and A Little Night Music. He has also, over the years, expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi Government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
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Tales And Legends From India
“India is more than a land – it is an atmosphere – and this book is designed to give the reader the feel of India and recapture some of its old magic.” In this anthology, Ruskin Bond does just that, by bringing together legends and folk stories from his adopted homeland, and capturing the essence of one of the world’s most enigmatic countries. About the Author One of India’s finest and most popular storytellers, Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), A Flight of Pigeons, Time Stops at Shamli, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award), Rain in the Mountains, Roads to Mussoorie, and A Little Night Music. He has also, over the years, expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi Government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
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The Road To The Bazaar
This book, a collection of short and sweet stories, is set in Ruskin Bond's beloved Dehradun. The stories are about the mischievous children who grew up in the hill side town of North India, especially Suraj, Ranji and Koki. Summary of the Book Suraj, Ranji and Koki would always team up with their friends and were responsible for their funny and naughty exploits. In his own ways, Ruskin Bond has written about the lives of people in the town and the events that have helped shaped their lives. There is the story of Mukesh who visits the zoo in Delhi and decides that he is going to start one of his own. Koki has a beetle race with Bhim and Ranji. The winner of the race is a surprise. Suraj goes on an interesting train journey that ends with him finding a new friend on the goods train. This collection of stories will show the reader why Ruskin Bond will always be one of India’s most loved authors. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He was recognised by The Indian Council for Child Education for his role in the growth of children’s literature in India. For this, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his work Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1999, and again in 2014. Today, he lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Mussoorie.
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The India I Love
The India I Love is a collection of Ruskin Bond’s reflections on various aspects of his life in India over the years. It is composed of prose and poems which share the same nature as Ruskin Bond’s earlier works, they come straight from the heart. Ruskin Bond expresses the very things that create the Indian flavor and distinguish it as unique. The nineteen chapters which make up The India I Love touch upon the various joys and sorrows of life in India and his relationship to it. Because of the use of simple words and phrases, the book connects easily with the readers. The India I Love begins with Ruskin’s views on education, recounting the experience of watching young boys go to school every day. With characteristic wit and humor, Ruskin tackles the subject of celibacy with respect to his own life. As he shares from the pages of his diary, readers are gradually acquainted with his life in London. As the chapters move onto the description of his life living high up in the Himalayas, he writes about the scenic rivers, mountains, hills, valleys, and the holy places surrounding him. The readers are made aware of the various people he meets and the various idiosyncrasies they display. The final chapters speak to the reader about his writing life, the challenges, joys and successes of being a writer by profession. Ruskin also passes on invaluable advice for aspiring writers. Ruskin Bond’s writing style in The India I Love maintains the flavors associated with his past work. He keeps the language simple and stays authentic in his writings. His powerful wit and utmost humility goes straight to the heart of the reader. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is a best selling Indian author. Some of Ruskin Bond’s books include Children’s Omnibus, Tigers For Dinner: Tall Tales by Jim Corbett’s Khansama, Falling In Love Again: Stories Of Love And Romance, The Blue Umbrella, No Man Is An Island: Stories Of Friendship And Bonding, and The Room On The Roof. Ruskin Bond was born in 1934 in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. He wrote his first novel at the age of seventeen and ever since has written over five hundred short stories, novellas, essays, and books for children. He is the recipient of the Padma Shri, the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi government.
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Stories Short And Sweet
Stories Short and Sweet is an anthology of classic short stories by master storyteller, Ruskin Bond. Summary of the Book Stories Short and Sweet is a collection of 12 heartwarming short stories which captures the myriad facets of life in the hills. Bond weaves magic with his words to bring out the best in all the stories. Every mood that makes childhood special comes to life in this stunningly illustrated collection. Some of the stories in the collection are Those Three Bears, The Coral Tree, When the Trees Walked, and The Overcoat. These stories are thoughtful and funny at the same time and will make for a fascinating read for people of all ages. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He has been writing novels, poems, essays and short stories for over forty years. He was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957, The Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, and the Padma Shri in 1999. He was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Delhi in 2012. His works include The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley, Scenes from a Writer's Life, A Flight of Pigeons, Landour Days – A Writers Journal, The Sensualist, The Road to the Bazaar, and The Panther's Moon, among others.
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The Rupa Book Of Great Suspense Stories
Mystery and terror lurk in the pages of these great suspense tales written by some of the masters of the short story during the last hundred years. Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa.
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Ranji's Wonderful Bat & Other Stories
I'm going to be a Test Cricketer when I grow up,' he told his mother. 'Of what use will maths be to me?' From Koki's prize-winning, day-saving catch to Ranji's extraordinary bat, from a thrilling race between two beetles to a crocodile with an appetite for balls, this smashing collection of sports stories, by the country's favourite storyteller, is packed with fun and good cheer. Written in Bond's inimitable style and laced with generous doses of wit and humour, these stories of triumph and sportsmanship, of mischief and friendship, are sure to completely bowl you over. About the Author :- Born in Kasauli in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over five hundred short stories, essays and novellas (some included in the collections Dust on the Mountains and Classic Ruskin Bond) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi's Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his 'total contribution to children's literature' in 2013 and was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.
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With Love From The Hills
With Love From the Hills is a memoir by Ruskin Bond about his time in Mussoorie. Summary of the Book To Ruskin Bond, there is no place better than Mussoorie. Set amidst the green hills of Dehradun, the Queen of the Hills is considered to be one of the finest hill stations in India. Indeed, Ruskin Bond himself would pick no other place to call home. In this memoir, written in the form of a diary, he reveals his thoughts about the wonderful tree-covered hills and the scenic beauty of the Himalayan foothills. His words display his fondness for the hills and his love for the art of writing. Readers can witness firsthand what turned him into the man he is today and understand him better. This book is a must-have for any diehard Ruskin Bond fan and fans of nature’s wonderful sights and sounds. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He is best remembered for The Room on the Roof, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, A Flight of Pigeons, The Adventures of Rusty and Angry River. Bond was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan.
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The Writer on the Hill : The Very Best of Ruskin B
There are so many lovely things to see, there is so much to do, so much fun to be had and so many charming and interesting people to meet. How can my pen ever run dry? One of Indias finest and most prolific writers, Ruskin Bond has been putting pen to paper for well over six decades. Since The Room on the Roof his award winning debut novel which introduced readers to the unforgettable Rusty, the orphan from Dehradun - Bond has created characters both charming and eccentric, which have endured in popular imagination. And, in what is perhaps his most towering achievement, Bond has brought to pulsing life the mountains, valleys and rivers of Garhwal, as well as the quiet magic of small, tucked away places, in book after book The Writer on the Hillis a comprehensive selection of Bonds fiction and nonfiction, both popular and little known. In Masterji, a young man meets his old Hindi teacher on a train platform, in handcuffs. In the excerpt from The Room on the Roof, Rusty stands up to his bullying guardian. Man and Leopard describes, in mesmerising prose, a heartbreaking encounter between man and the wild. And, in Once upon a Mountain Time, Bond creates a charming portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie. A tribute to one of the most popular and loved writers of India, The Writer on the Hillis also a celebration of the quiet, unhurried life, lived at ones own pace. This volume will delight Bonds fans everywhere. Interesting Facts The Writer on the Hillis a comprehensive collection of Ruskin Bonds work, spanning nearly six decades. The book includes popular works like A Long Walk for Bina as well as ones which arent as well known anymore. A part of the very best of series envisioned by Rupa, The Writer on the Hill will add weight and heft to the series. The collection will jog the memories of die hard Ruskin Bond fans and do well as a nostalgia driven book. It should also interest a new generation of Bond fans.
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Love Among the Bookshelves
Ruskin Bond's stories have amazed and inspired. But what are the stories which amazed and inspired him? In this anthology, he presents the stories he grew up on, and the inspiration that he drew from them. In stories by authors such as P. G. Wodehouse, whose Love Among The Chickens is the inspiration for this book's title, H. E. Bates, W. Somerset Maugham, Charles Dickens and Richard Jeffries, learn how young Ruskin Bond became the writer we all know and love. Including immortal stories such as selections from the Pickwick Papers, From Cakes And Ale, Schooldays, Rule Days, and From The Story of My Heart, this collection takes readers back to a time where stories where the sole escape a little boy could afford. In doing so perhaps, we can understand where the muse hides, and where to find her. Ruskin Bond speaks out in this part-memoir, part anthology, and tells readers that his tryst with reading didn't begin in a library or a bookshop or even an old aunt's collection of romance novels. He tells them that it began with a week he spent at a forest rest house in the Rajaji sanctuary, and there he discovered something which set the course for the rest of his life: a wall cupboard with a couple of shelves full of books. In these anecdotes, he draws readers into his past and reveals a process hidden in plain sight, yet one every non-writer wishes to understand. How does a person become a writer? The answer Bond gives is simple. By reading, of course. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is a British-Indian writer. He is known best for his children's stories. Some of his works are: The Room on the Roof, A Flight of Pigeons, The Sensualist, The Blue Umbrella, Angry River, The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk and The Blue Umbrella. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian literature and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He now lives in in Landour, near Mussoorie with his adopted family.
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Childrens Omnibus - Volume 2
Delightful stories for children by one of Indias most loved writers. For over six decades now, Ruskin Bond has been entertaining and touching the lives of countless readers, young and old, with his stories, novels and poems. Childrens Omnibus: Volume 2 brings together the best of his stories for young readers. Included here are old favourites like The School among the Pines and The Night the Roof Blew Off, as well as lesser known anecdotes such as the hilarious My Failed Omelettes and Other Disasters and the heart warming Adventures in Reading. A selection of his charming, whimsical poetry for children, also included in this volume, makes this book a truly enchanting read. Funny, thoughtful, nostalgic and uplifting, Childrens Omnibus: Volume 2 is a treat for children and adults alike.
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Children's Omnibus Volume 1
This volume includes the eternally popular Grandfather’s Private Zoo, Angry River, The Blue Umbrella, The Road to the Bazaar, as well as the short stories ‘Cricket for the Crocodile’ and ‘Dust on the Mountain’. Witty, charming, and quietly evocative, these stories are Ruskin Bond classics.
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School Days
School Days is a collection of stories that captures the splendour of our school days. Here Ruskin Bond has weaved together some of the most adventurous and engaging school stories written by master storytellers like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Samuel Smiles, Anton Chekhov, Richmal Crompton and others.