›Age is just a number! At 86, Ruskin Bond says he s more tolerant of others, enjoys being fussed over
Age is just a number! At 86, Ruskin Bond says he s more tolerant of others, enjoys being fussed over
When Bond started writing as a teen, he didn’t quite have the years of experience behind him and so, he would run out of things to say,” he says.
Synopsis
Bond makes it a point to keep up to date, he even recently joined social media.
“You gave me fright,” exclaims author Ruskin Bond when we dial in for this interview. He’s reading a ghost story. “I nearly dropped the phone and my book,” he adds with a chuckle. While apparitions may give the 86-year-old a fright, there’s one thing that doesn’t: ageing.