Ruskin Bond: Author

Almost everyone has heard of Ruskin Bond, though all may not be familiar with his books. Often referred to as “our very own resident Wordsworth,” Ruskin Bond shares a unique relationship with nature and most of his writings celebrate nature’s generosity. His books are a delight to everybody- children, teenagers and adults. He sensitively blends fiction with reality and captures the hearts and minds of his readers.

He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1993, and the Padma Shri in 1999.

from “the India I love”…..

“You don’t see them often now. Those tiny books and almanacs- genuine pocket books- once so popular with our parents and grandparents; much smaller than the average paperback, often smaller than the palm of the hand. With the advent of coffee-table books, new books keep growing bigger and bigger, rivaling tombstone!.....

They were meant for true book- lovers and readers, for they took up very little space- you could easily slip them into your pocket without any discomfort, either to you or to the pocket. I have a small collection of these little books, treasured over years. Foremost is my father’s prayer book and Psalter, with his name “Aubery Bond, Lovedale, 1917”, inscribed on the inside back cover….

My book of trivets is a happy example of much concentrated wisdom being collected in a small space….. We don’t have to circle the world in order to find beauty and fulfillment. After all, most of the living has to happen in the mind.

And to quote one sage from my trivet, “The world is only the size of each man’s head.”