Ruskin Bond

'Writing for me is the simplest and greatest pleasure in the world.' How to be a Writer is peppered with nuggets of practical advice for every person who is aspiring to write and be published, all told in Ruskin Bond's characteristic understated, tongue-in-cheek, humorous style. So, what is it that a person requires the most to become a writer? A love of books, of language, of life, an observant eye and a good memory along with enthusiasm, optimism...

It's a letter with advice... it's Ruskin Bond's definition of Life! Be whatever you want to be... Give it your heart and soul, and you will have made something of your life, my friend. You are all my sons and daughters when it comes to telling you HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE. -Ruskin Bond A book packed with all the good advice anyone, any age, would love and benefit from because it is sound wisdom distilled from the wonderful life and times of the inimitable...

In School Times, Ruskin Bond brings together a bunch of heartwarming stories written by some of the best writers of the genre. These riveting stories of school life are a heady mixture of love, friendship and loyalty, which will take the reader to the very extremes of imagination, entertainment, thrill and excitement. So, here is your chance to savour every of this sumptuous assortment.

As soon as Binya saw the blue umbrella, she wanted it so badly that she was willing to give up her lucky leopard's claw pendant in exchange. Non on in the village had such a fine umbrella, and everywhere Binya went, the umbrella went too. There were many who envied Binya her treasured possession, and the most envious of them all was old Ram Bharosa, the shopkeeper, who decided that he must own the blue umbrella, by means fair or foul.

For the first time ever, A Gallery of Rascals brings together the most memorable rogues to feature in Ruskin Bond's fiction. A few brand new stories - "A Man Called Brian", "Sher Singh and the Hot-water Bottle", "Crossing the Road" - headline this collection and rub shoulders with much-loved tales like "The Thief's Story", "The Boy Who Broke the Bank", "Tigers for Dinner" and "A Case for Inspector Lal". Thrilling and effortlessly readable, the thirty...

Find out in this set of stories where a young Ruskin Bond travels by train, plane and boat, and tells us all the marvellous adventures from his childhood days. Charmingly illustrated, written in simple language that will delight younger readers, Hop On is the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Ruskin Bond's stories.

In My School on the Hill, Ruskin Bond brings us a collection of short stories that remind us of the beauty, the excitement, the joy, the confusion and the love we felt as schoolgoing children. From cricket matches in random empty fields, to Boy Scouts adventures, to finding peace in the quiet school library - this book has something for anyone looking for a moment of joy.

Now, in this brilliantly readable autobiography--his book of books--one of India's greatest writers shows us the roots of everything he has written. He begins with a dream and a gentle haunting, before taking us to an idyllic childhood in Jamnagar by the Arabian Sea--where he composed his first poem--and New Delhi in the early 1940s--where he found material for his first short story. It was a brief period of happiness that ended with his parents'...