Ruskin Bond: A Mindmap

• Ruskin Bond (1934 – Present)
  • Titles & Epithets
    • Beloved Indian Author
    • Icon among Indian writers and children’s authors
  • Biography
    • Born: May 19, 1934 (Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh)
    • Descent: British
    • Early Life: Parents’ separation, father’s early death (age 10)
    • Education: Bishop Cotton School, Shimla
    • Residence: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand (lived for over 40 years)
  • Major Works
    • Novels
      • The Room on the Roof (1956) - Debut, semi-autobiographical (Rusty)
      • Vagrants in the Valley (Sequel to The Room on the Roof)
      • The Blue Umbrella (1974) - Children’s novella, adapted into film
      • A Flight of Pigeons (1978) - Historical novella, adapted into film (Junoon)
      • Delhi Is Not Far (1994)
      • The Hidden Pool (1966) - First novel for children
    • Short Story Collections
      • Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (1992) - Sahitya Akademi Award
      • The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories
      • Time Stops at Shamli and Other Stories
      • A Season of Ghosts
      • The India I Love
      • “Susanna’s Seven Husbands” (adapted into 7 Khoon Maaf)
    • Memoirs/Essays
      • Roads to Mussoorie
      • Rain in the Mountains
      • A Book of Simple Living
      • My Boyhood Days (part of memoir series)
  • Literary Style & Themes
    • Style
      • Simple & Lucid Prose
      • Gentle Humor & Wit
      • Evocative Descriptions of Nature
      • Autobiographical Elements (e.g., Rusty)
      • Nostalgia & Melancholy
      • Focus on the Ordinary
    • Themes
      • Nature & Environment
      • Childhood & Innocence
      • Friendship & Human Connection
      • Loneliness & Belonging
      • The Simple Life
      • The Passage of Time
  • Awards & Honors
    • Sahitya Akademi Award (1992) for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
    • Padma Shri (1999)
    • Padma Bhushan (2014)
    • National Film Award for Best Children’s Film (The Blue Umbrella adaptation)