Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent.

Quotes

• I … allowed my memory to journey back to the days when I was a boy of ten, full of health and optimism, when my wonder at the great game of living had yet to give way to disillusionment at its shabbiness.
  • The Garlands on His Brow

• The India I Love, does not make the headlines, but I find it wherever I go – in field or forest, town or village, mountain or desert – and in the hearts and minds of people who have given me love and affection for the better part of my lifetime.
  • Attributed in Bond, Ruskin. Interview with Prajwala Hegde. "You cannot die of boredom in India." The New Indian Express., Bangalore. June 07, 2012.