An Eco Critical Study of Ruskin Bond's Short Stories

Abstract

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. He has adopted an entire family in Landour, Mussorie(India). He got the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, for his published work in English. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Most of his works are influenced by life in the hill stations at the foothills of the Himalayas, where he spent his childhood. His first novel, The Room On the Roof, was written when he was 17 and published when he was 21.
At a tender age of 16, I had the honour of interacting with the author himself in Mussorie. I started reading his works amidst the locales which formulates most of his writings which instilled a deep sense of inspiration within me through his connection with him and the hills of Mussorie as described in his works. Thus the connection with the author goes way back in time.