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Ruskin Bond
From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India.
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Rain in the Mountains brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s most beautiful works from his years spent in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Mussoorie. Through vivid…
The stories in this collection capture the essence of the Indian Railways - from the small-town station, at the time of the Raj, to the present day big-city station bursting…
Autobiographical reminiscences of author about his childhood and youth.
When Ruth’s father, a clerk in the British magistrate’s office, is killed in an attack by sepoys, her family seeks refuge with their trusted companion, Lala Ramjimal. Based on true…
A collection of Ruskin Bond’s six novels evoking nostalgia for time gone by
This collection of six novels sparkles with the quiet charm and humanity that are the hallmarks of…
‘It’s the simple things in life that keep us from going crazy,’ Ruskin Bond writes in this enchanting collection of essays, a celebration of the uncomplicated pleasures of a life…
Mani’s granny is seventy and can barely see through herold scratched glasses. With one hundred rupees in their pocket and a thirst for adventure, Mani and Grnny set off to…
For all those who have trembled through Ruskin Bond’s tales of horror and mystery, here’s another collection of strange and dark stories from the master storyteller. Within these pages you…
Ranji's team finds an unexpected opponent - a nosy crocodile - when they play a cricket match against the village boys. Annoyed at the swarms of boys crowding the riverbank…
Maharani who drink too much, the real story of Jim Corbett, and friendly ghosts - a magical novella from Ruskin Bond!
Ten-year-old Ruskin spends holidays with new family in Dehradun after father's death. Longs for father's company and old belongings. Explores town, makes unlikely friendships. Reflects on boyhood years with humor…
A collection of spooky tales.
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A series of biographies dedicated to the legends of India.Charitavali is a series of biographies dedicated to the legendary figures of India. The series presents the lives of great…
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…
A happy story, revolving around a mere folder, set in the lobby of a fashionable hotel. The evergreen story of the nightingale who sacrificed herself for a rose. Selected and…
‘If you live in the hills of India, it is only a matter of time before you meet a ghost…’
Vintage storyteller Ruskin Bond has created some unforgettable characters in…
Mystery, drama, and a hint of the supernatural are all expertly woven together in this compelling story set in the hills.
School Days is a collection of stories that captures the splendour of our school days.
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From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra; surrounded by an assortment of odd animals; people and relatives; to when he gets sent away to…
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A little boy goes riding on a boat. He has been told many fearful stories of sea
monsters and strange sea creatures. But what really happens on the boat…
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Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond is a fiction that opens window to a remote and quaint village Fosterganj, located around the hills of Mussoorie. The story traces the journey…
Time passes and yet it doesn’t pass; people come and go, the mountains remain. Mountains are permanent things. They are stubborn, they refuse to move…no matter how hard they try…
Here is a collection of stories about school life that will appeal to every kind of school-goer. These are incidents from the author’s own life, when he was a shy…
‘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…
‘Why you must pause, look up and out of the window.’ - ‘Why a geranium flowering on the windowsill and wind soughing in the pines is serenity’ - ‘How rain…
The thrilling adventures of Sinbad the sailor, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Princess Periezade–from the unforgettable 1001 Arabian Nights.
Princess Scheherazade’s tales of the Arabian Nights, composed over…
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…
‘What is the first rule of love, and what the last?’ - ‘How can love or friendship be good if it must end?’ - ‘Is a book as good a…
Curated by Ruskin Bond, this book celebrates the magnificence of nature and his deep, abiding love for it.
There is no telling where friendships might be made and how. Friends of My Youth is a collection of short stories by Ruskin Bond on how little and almost seemingly…
Why be happy and how, and why not to worry if you think you are not. - Why it is easy to be happy, and how you can miss happiness…
Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of…
“On the morning of 19 September, while Miss Mountstephen was still away, Miss Garnett-Orme was found dead in her bed. The door was locked from the inside. On her bedside…
“Her eyes seemed flecked with gold when the sun was on them. And as the sun set over the mountains, drawing a deep red wound across the sky, there was…
The Man Who Was Kipling is a collection of stories which should be on the must-read list of every reader. We are introduced to a man in a museum in…
Each story is sure to send a chill down your spine. So, dive under the covers and get ready to be spooked by the wild elements of the night!
Classics such as “A Long Walk for Bina’ and "Grandfather’s Earthquake’ rub shoulders with tales of Fosterganj where lizards are chased to prepare magic oil, while spooks and haunted mansions…
This book takes you back in time as Ruskin Bond relives his memories in timeless classics like “Summertime in Old Delhi’, "Bhabiji’s House’,‘ My Father’s Trees in Dehra’, creating as…
Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant detective in London, solves mysterious cases with Dr. Watson. "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" features his famous cases, including a showdown with his nemesis Moriarty. This…
The Daffodil Case brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s fiction and non-fiction. From the thoroughly delightful “Dinner with Foster’ and "Who Kissed Me in the Dark’ to spooky tales…
