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Summary
Famous as Writer
Nationality Indian
Born on 19 May 1934 AD
Career:
Ruskin Bond’s writing career spans over five decades over the
course of which he experimented with different genres including
fiction, essays, autobiographical, non-fiction, romance, and books
for children. He has authored over 500 short stories, essays and
novels, more than 50 books for children, and two volumes of
autobiography, ‘Scenes from a Writer's Life’ and ‘The Lamp is Lit’.
Some of his works have been adapted for the television and films.
Bollywood director Vishal Bhardwaj made a film based on his novel
for children, ‘The Blue Umbrella’ in 2007. The movie won the
National Award for Best Children's film. The Hindi film ‘7 Khoon
Maaf’, is based on Bond’s short story ‘Susanna's Seven Husbands’.
Major Works:
The novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ is one of his best known works. The
story is about a little girl who trades her old leopard claw necklace
for a pretty, frilly blue umbrella. Set in a small village in Himachal
Pradesh, it is a simple yet heartwarming story which was later
adapted into a Hindi film by Vishal Bhardwaj and a comic by Amar
Chitra Katha publications.
Awards & Achievements:
Trivia:
The 1978 Hindi film ‘Junoon’ is based on this famous author’s historical
novella ‘A Flight of Pigeons’.