Happy Birthday Ruskin Bond! See the most famous and loved books by the author

Ruskin Bond Birthday 2022: Ruskin Bond is famously known as "Indian William Wordsworth".He has published some of the most famous range of short stories, novels, essays and poems that have inspired many budding writers for the past many decades. 

The Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee is known especially for his works of children's literature. He is a pioneer in Indian English Literature. He was born on 19 May 1934 in Kausauli during the British Era. The author lives in the picturesque mountain hills of Mussorie and many of his books show the essence of the same. On his 88th birthday let's see his most loved and famous books.

Most Famous Books By Ruskin Bond

1. The Room on the Roof: The author wrote the book at the young age of 17. The novel revolves around the protagonist Rusty, an orphaned seventeen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy living in Dehradun. The book has many autobiographical instances. 

Today's Reader's Bit- The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond#kalingalitfest #klfrecommends #giveitaread #bookholics #booklovers pic.twitter.com/cMKGkPjmEE

— Kalinga Literary Festival (@kalingalitfest) January 15, 2021

2. The Blue Umbrella: The setting of the novel is in Garwal and the story revolves around a little girl named Binya and her love for a blue umbrella.

#BrunchBookChallenge2020
Book 6/60 The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond. My first ever Ruskin Bond read. And I am hooked by the simplicity of the tale and the smooth flow of the words. pic.twitter.com/NoDuL3JIDS

— Jyoti Kamat (@JyotiKamat11) March 12, 2020

3. Rusty-The Boy from the Hills: The book is centered around a boy named Rusty who lives with his grandparents in the town called Dehra. The novel shows his littel adventures and life in the pre-indepnednet India

Rusty - The boy from the Hills. Tell us your fave Ruskin Bond story... http://t.co/Voj6kpwO2V pic.twitter.com/hXiNjoBJDs

— RivoKids (@RivoKids) January 8, 2015

4. Roads to Mussorie: This book shows the love of mountains and hills in the author’s life. The book has a collection of stories based on his experiences living in the mountains and shows nuances of nostalgia. 

#BrunchBookChallenge @HTBrunch just finished #book44 Roads to Mussoorie by Ruskin Bond, a beautiful Collection of short stories. Contains Romance, ghosts and other themes. @Rupa_Books #PaperkraftsGoa pic.twitter.com/5xZWkRto3P

— Kamakshi Kamath Shenoy (@Paperkrafts_Goa) September 10, 2018

5. Time Stops At Shamli: It is a collection of 21 stories by the author. It is a combination of some of the masterpieces written by Bond. 

#BrunchBookChallenge @HTBrunch #33/60 Time stops at Shamli by Ruskin Bond. Fascinating, thrilling and full of adventure as usual. collection of short stories.
My #29/12 of the Indian authors. pic.twitter.com/UdmyNU2KlT

— bhaskar das (@bhaskarndas) November 15, 2019

6. Delhi Is Not Far: The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. 

@TSBookClub just finished reading 'delhi is not far' by ruskin bond as a part of #TSBCReadsIndia #TSBCWedReads pic.twitter.com/gXISJGhHZT

— Sakshi Bansal Gupta (@sakshibansal89) May 13, 2015

7. Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra: Semi-autobiographical in nature, the book is a collection of 16 stories in which the life, people and beauty of Garwhal hills are captured brilliantly. 

“The tree made the first move, the first overture of friendship. It allowed a leaf to fall.”❤️

~ Ruskin Bond, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra pic.twitter.com/vUsTiSV1Ue

— गुलशन राजभर (@Junior_Gulshan) March 25, 2022