The Best Of Ruskin Bond

For me, Ruskin Bond will always hold a special place in my heart. His writing has been a constant source of joy and inspiration throughout my life. As a child, I eagerly awaited my summer holidays, not just to escape school, but also to spend time at my Nani's house, where I had the most precious me......more

Happened to find this book by chance. Once I started reading it I was unable to put it down. The scenes from the mountains sounded a bit too familiar, and I got drifted off -- to the mountains which has always something to charm the weary soul. The writing is simple, the setting mundane, the charact......more

The book’s blurb reads: “This volume brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s prose and poetry. For over four decades, by way of innumerable novels, essays, short stories and poems, the author has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This anthology has selections from all of his majo......more

You can't always put your thoughts into words, especially when you have just finished savoring the works of Ruskin Bond. You feel as light as a feather while reading them, no intense build up but just the right amount of cuddling under a quilt of words - it always feels the same. This time, it is mo......more

I was fortunate enough to read this while in Kashmir, often overlooking the very ranges Bond is so found of. It makes for quite an experience, although Bond's chief strength is in weaving environments with simple words. His simplicity can awe the reader who has tried to write. However, what makes hi......more