Ruskin Bond is often referred to as the Indian Wordsworth in prose. His first novel, 'The Room on the Roof', received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra'. Bond has written hundreds of short stories, essays, novellas and books for children. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie. His book, 'Landour Days' is a beautiful account of the small and serene hill town through the twelve months of the year. My Instagram id: instagram.com/the_bongo_pola My Facebook id: facebook.com/roysaptarshi
