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Ruskin Bond
This is a book that carries decades of experience on how to be contented, how to lead a fulfilling life, how to inhabit the delightful world of books and stories…
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As heavy monsoon winds begin to blow at the end of every summer, an entire country waits with bated breath. Once rain hits the parched land, the arid landscape slowly…
Such as Nala and Damayanti, The Ugly Prince and the Heartless Princess, The Lost Ruby, and Seven Brides for Seven Princes, to take its readers on the adventure of a…
The stories in this collection are made vivid by Bond's evocative prose and vibrant storytelling, carrying you away on a journey filled with adventure and joy.
Such as King Bharata, A Demon For Work, The Tiger-King's Gift, and A Battle of Wits, to take its readers on the adventure of a lifetime.
The Tiger in the Tunnel and Other Stories compiles some of his most fascinating stories such as The Great Train Journey, Dragon in the Tunnel, Going Home, and The Tiger…
Reminiscing tales of his boyhood and youth, the author urges us to learn from mistakes, embrace empathy and hold on to our dreams through life's vicissitudes. Complemented with poignant art…
Bursting with delightful illustrations, this chapter book features endearing characters and hilarious episodes, making it a perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Ruskin Bond!
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In the stillness of the air every tree, every leaf, every bough, every tendril of creeper and every petal of minute blossoms seemed to have been bewitched into an immobility…
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This volume brings together the best of Ruskin bond’s prose and poetry. This anthology presents selections for all his major book, and also features his unpublished novella, Delhi is Not…
Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus is a collection of his beloved stories like Grandfather's Private Zoo, Angry River, The Blue Umbrella, and more. Witty and charming, these tales are timeless classics…
A collection of spooky tales.
A book of verse that brings together the poetry of one of India’s best loved writers. This collector’s edition contains poems on love and nature, travel, humour and childhood.
Kloud9 is an exclusive magazine for youth, encapsulating within its pages interesting and motivational content for the readers, by the readers. The aim is to develop their creative talents and…
Ruskin Bond's collection of charming tales celebrates life, nature's wonders, ghost stories, and unique animal-human friendships. Illustrated by Sumouli Dutta, "Tales From My Heart" is a family treasure filled with…
Description
Since he was a young boy, Ruskin Bond has made friends easily. And his most
rewarding friendships have often been with animals, birds and plants-big
and small; outgoing and…
Features playful tigers, ghosts, elephants, and crows, as well as old favorites like Uncle Ken, and Miss Bun. The author’s slightly eccentric grandfather and Bond himself ease in and out…
In this delightful collection, Ruskin Bond introduces us to the Dehradun he knows intimately and loves unreservedly - the town that he had spent many years of his childhood and…
A timeless selection of writings from India’s best-loved author
I know the world’s a crowded place,And elephants do take up space,But if it makes a difference, Lord,I’d…
In this delightful little book, Ruskin Bond writes about some of the most interesting insects, birds, trees and flowers he has observed. As a person with a deep and abiding…
Tales of vampires, ghouls, werewolves and spirits rub shoulders with shikar stories and thrillers from all over the world in this eclectic collection. Selected by Ruskin Bond, these are stories…
These and other elements of the night find place in this book compiled by India’s favourite author, Ruskin Bond. Comprising stories by Rudyard Kipling, H.H. Munro, Bram Stoker and others…
Compiled by India’s favourite author, Boyhood Dreams and Other Tales will take you on a roller-coaster journey of emotions.
In that last year at Prep school in Shimla, there were four of us who were close friends […] We called ourselves the Four Feathers , the feathers signifying that…
Ruskin Bond’s writing brings the world to us in profound and remarkable ways. His signature style is simplicity itself, but the themes he tackles are big, deep and universal-love, loss…
A beloved tale of genies, a magic lamp, an evil villain, and the remarkable adventures of a boy called Aladdin.
Fifteen-year-old Aladdin is befriended by a stranger who says he…
For decades now, Ruskin Bond has been charming us with his captivating stories about life in the hills. For this collection, India’s favourite storyteller has rummaged through his archives and…
Features ‘Haunted India’ as seen by British writers, officials and travellers during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ruskin Bond has been writing for over sixty years, in the course of which he has come to be known for his simple and witty writing style. These twenty-five stories…
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Letters to My Father is a deeply personal anthology of essays that have made an impact on Bond’s life. It talks of his father, his mother, his neighbours, his boyhood…
The text describes the beauty and allure of the mountains, capturing the essence of life in the hills through stories that highlight the adventures, scenic sights, and mysterious charm of…
In Legends of the Hill, Ruskin Bond puts together a selection of stories and personal essays that take us into this world of the unknown that lives among the majestic…
As darkness falls outside; and the chill sets in; Javed Khan pulls at his hookah and begins his stories… When Kamal and his friends gather at Javed Khan’s Kashmiri shop…
Another fascinating tale from Indias most-loved storytellerLittle Jai with his dog Motu, guards his grandfathers flock in the Tung meadows, high up on the Himalayan range. But on the prowl…
For many years, Ruskin Bond’s stories about Rusty, a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy growing up in the hills, have entertained young readers. This novel takes Rusty’s story forward to…
In this fourth book of Rusty’s complete adventures, he goes abroad to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer.
Rusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things…
For several decades now, Ruskin’s novel about Rusty an anglo-indian boy growing up in pre-independence Dehra Dun have entertained young children. All the Rusty’s stories will be soon available from…
Presents a collection of the author’s travels over the years. This book takes you from the Himalayas to the small towns and plains of the South.
Who would you like to meet - the adventurous four feathers from the prep-school in Shimla or the Eurasian schoolboy and his funny grandmother who detests the dirty manners of…
Tales from different parts of India, various faiths, kings, commoners, tribal people, and townsmen. Stories from Mahabharata, Jataka, and regional folklore. Detailed annotations on sources. Ruskin Bond showcases India's ethos…
And the land stretched out before me, and the years fell away, And I was a boy again, And the friends of my youth were there beside me, And nothing…
‘The Umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.’ In exchange for her lucky leopard’s claw pendant, Binya acquires a…
Leo Buscaglia had one said that a single rose could be his garden and a single friend, his world. Ruskin Bond has picked up some of the best quotes, ideas…
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…
Sometimes, a journey can be of discovery. And, in this compilation, Ruskin Bond has discovered hair-raising stories of other people’s journeys, taken many many years ago. Bond describes the old…
