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1434 Ruskin Bond at the window of his Ivy cottage overlooking the Landour bazaar. Photo by the writer
Rajnish Wattas
“Well, I have always worked from home as a writer, so no complaints,” he chuckles, as we talk on his squeaky landline phone about lockdown restrictions. Ever in good cheer and uplifting, Ruskin Bond is my ‘go to man’ amid the gloom of the pandemic.
A major part of Bond’s literary oeuvre includes children s books. The Indian Council for Child Education has recognised his role in the growth of children s literature in India.
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The challenge of writing for children is to get their attention straightaway and have a good story. The beginning should be good to draw their attention or else they will just go away.