A Journey Through The Vibrant Land

Name: A Journey Through The Vibrant Land
Author: Ruskin Bond
ISBN: 9789353521127

Ruskin Bond . Rupa Publications India . English

�Looking up, I notice a number of bright paper kites that flutter, dip and swerve in the cloudless sky. I cannot recall seeing so many kites before. �Is it a festival today?� I ask. �No, Sahib,� says the rickshaw boy. �Not even a holiday.� �Then why so many kites?� He does not even bother to look up. �You can see kites every day, Sahib.�� Hitch a ride with Ruskin Bond on A Journey through the Vibrant Land, meeting a variety of quirky characters in diverse places and circumstances. Whether it is �The Last Tonga Ride� in Dehra, �On the Road to Delhi� or being �Footloose in Agra�, his vibrant prose weaves evocative images that highlight a world beyond the apparent. Told with characteristic wit and poignancy, his stories become snapshots of specific times and places, forming a collage of a world in transition. So come aboard and join the adventure. It will be a journey to remember.

Categories: Literature & Fiction

About the Author

Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children�s books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.

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