Ruskin Bond turns 87: Revisiting some of his memorable works

There is no one like Ruskin Bond. The author has an enduring reader base, and their tribe keeps growing. On his birthday, here's revisiting some of his most memorable works.

Deeply sensoral and personal, the book echoes the sights, smells, sounds that are typical to the mountains accentuated by Bond's animated storytelling. (Source: Amazon.in)

The book holds within its pages the charm of travelling by train as it makes its way through winding roads and villages. (Source: Amazon.in)

This short and humorous novella captures life in a hill village of Garhwal. It is the story of Binya and her desire for a blue umberella. (Source: Amazon.in)

The book contains two heart warming stories by Bond that capture the seemingly ordinary, yet distinct qualities of the Himalayan foothills and its people. (Source: Amazon.in)

This coming-of-age story has animated readers of all generations. Bond was 17 when he wrote it and won the won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize for it. (Source: Amazon.in)

Set in Dehradun and Mussoorie, the stories chronicle the lives of the people inhabiting the hill towns. This is one of his most enduring collections. (Source: Amazon.in)

The novel is about a young girl, Sita, who resides on a small island with her grandparents. The island is nestled in verdant greens and scenic natural beauty. (Source: Amazon)

The book chronicles the story of Rakesh and his newly planted cherry tree. (Source: Amazon.in)

The two colourfully illustrated stories center on the gifts of nature and fury as experienced in the hilly Himalayan foothills of India. (Source: Amazon.in)