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Ruskin Bond

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Indian writer of British descent (born 1934)

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Ruskin Bond is an Indian author and poet. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which include 69 books for children.

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1992Sahitya Akademi Award in English
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in literature and education

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Ruskin Bond is an Indian author and poet. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which include 69 books for children. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan Award in 2014.

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Born 1934 · age 92
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